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    If you consume ANY form of carbs after doing cardio, do you slow or stop the "afterburn" effect cardio has?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swifto View Post
    If you consume ANY form of carbs after doing cardio, do you slow or stop the "afterburn" effect cardio has?
    It depends on how many carbs you ingest and how much of an insulin response is present. I am not particularly sure what the amount would be. I would have to do a literature review to find out. Most of the studies I see on the effect use between 30-70 grams of carbs which seems to be enough to slow fatty acid oxidation dramatically.
    Last edited by MuscleScience; 09-06-2009 at 04:17 PM.

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