I would be happy to write something up with you. The best way is to search: http://www.directory.ucla.edu/
for me: Christian Roberts
Thanks
Mike - Here is the post on aerobic training and fuel mixture. Hope this helps you see that in most cases greater intensity = more calories and more fat burned.
The so called "fat-burning zone" is based on antiquated interpretation of the RER as the RQ and this is not the case.
I am vaguely nderstanding this thread, and it’s probably why I try to increase the intensity of my workouts when I do them… I have one question about how this applies to someone who is on a Carb restricted diet. Let’s say for example’s sake, that I am in my 4th week of 0-20 carbs per day WOE. With no carb up meals. How does this correlate when it comes to the ratios of calories coming from Carbs/Fats, at lower and higher intensities?
I hope my question makes sense and is not too dumb. Please indulge me, I am trying to tweak my plan to get teh most out of everything I do: Weights, cardio, supplements, foods, mrps, sleep…
I am trying to duplicate the results that Brock is getting with Laurie (UPDATE PLEASE ON HER PROGRESS!!!), but I am doing it by myself, out of my home, because of my hectic schedule.
I must also say hat I have gained a wealth of knowledge from this site, and am making great gains/losses.
Thanks in advance for your indulgence,
Rosie
Rosiebuttah - While you are on low carbs, your ability to maintain high workloads is going to be diminished. Cardio is a vital part to low carb diets in my opinion, but you won’t be able to support vigorous activity the same as if you were on a mixed diet.
Your primary fuel source will be fat because that is what you are eating. You can also make some glucose from certain amino acids and from the glycerol portion of a fatty acid.
Ok, that may not be all that helpful, so I'll try to give you my recommendations for getting the most out of your cardio sessions. Start at about 65% of your max heart rate (220-age). If this feels really, easy bump up the intensity by about 5% until the sessions are challenging but not exhausting. About 30 minutes in duration is what I'd recommend. You can go shorter or longer, but that should get you started. Low carb diets are tough. You want to do enough cardio to benefit you, but not so much that it saps all of your energy.
Realize that doing cardio while on low carb diets will help burn lots of calories, but the other benefits of improved insulin sensitivity and improved blood lipids are also quite important.
“And the thing that will really bake ur noodle later on, is if I had’nt of said anything , would you still have knocked it over”(the auricle)
Damn I thought I was all done with exercise physiology classes. Your right. Are you happy now? Seriously, yea RER doesnt account for anaerobic metabolism. It also doesnt account for caloric run-off. Because these are not taken in consideration, the idea of low intensity long duration cardio became so popular. But what these cro-magnon people didnt know is that the better cardiovascular condition you are in, the more your calories will be shifted towards fat during exercise AND at rest. Yep, so for those 23 or hrs when your not drippin sweat, your more likely to burn fat when your in better shape. How do ya like that Mr. Smarty Pants?
Just a bump…wanted to see if I could get it back on the board…real important topic
Mufasa