When you burn calories, your also burning fat right?
I was just wondering. WHen you burn Calories your burning calories to lose weight right? Which includes fat?
When you are doing intense cardio (jogging at a good pace) your body is using carbs as the chief source of energy the same goes for sprinting, weight training, playing football, etc… However, when you’re doing less intense cardio (walking at good pace) your body is using fat as the chief source of energy.
If you were to step on a treadmill and walk at fast pace say 4-4.5 mph for 60 minutes this is what happens: The first 30 minutes you burn carbs until your body runs out of glycogen (muscle and liver glycogen) once this happens the body switches to fat burning mode. During the last 30 minutes or 60 minutes if you were to work out for 90 minutes straight on the treadmill, your body would be burning fat so you can keep training. The best source of energy is fat because it provides a lot of energy per gram 9 calories compared to 4 for carbs(glucose and glycogen) and 4 for protein (muscle).
The kicker is the more intensely you work out the greater the calorie burn but again its mostly carbs at high intensity compared to low intensity which burns more fat but not much calories. That is why you do workouts with varying intensity to get the best of both worlds(high calories burned and higher fat usage).
If a man lost 20 pounds in 2 months then he would lose water, muscle, glycogen, and fat. The key is to minimize the water and muscle loss and maximize the fat loss which can be done on a Diet high in protein, lower in fat, and plenty of water daily.
June 9th, 2010 at 8:18 am
first 30 min you are burning all the carbs. after you are burning mostly fat but carbs as well! so keep working on cardio it will eventually shed all the fat if you eat right and excercise right!
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June 9th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Yes, burning calories does burn fat. Best way to loose fat, however, is to build muscle. You won’t loose weight (a cubic centimeter of fat weighs less than a cubic centimeter of muscle) but your body fat will go down. It’s generally healthier to concern yourself with maintaining a healthy body fat than a certain weight. If you think about it, some of the most "fit" men out there weigh a fair amount, but they’re still healthy. Chase Utley, Mac Danzig, Ryan Sheckler, Brady Quinn, Jimmy Smith, Doug Anderson and Shemar Moore just to name a few. Danzig is a UFC fighter, so you can’t deny he’s healthy. Smith and Anderson are co-hosts of Fight Quest (also fighters) so the same logic goes. And Moore plays Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (just watch an episode, you’ll know he’s fit). My fiancee drools over him constantly, and even I admit he’s a fine man… and I don’t usually swing that way.
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June 9th, 2010 at 9:13 am
When you are doing intense cardio (jogging at a good pace) your body is using carbs as the chief source of energy the same goes for sprinting, weight training, playing football, etc… However, when you’re doing less intense cardio (walking at good pace) your body is using fat as the chief source of energy.
If you were to step on a treadmill and walk at fast pace say 4-4.5 mph for 60 minutes this is what happens: The first 30 minutes you burn carbs until your body runs out of glycogen (muscle and liver glycogen) once this happens the body switches to fat burning mode. During the last 30 minutes or 60 minutes if you were to work out for 90 minutes straight on the treadmill, your body would be burning fat so you can keep training. The best source of energy is fat because it provides a lot of energy per gram 9 calories compared to 4 for carbs(glucose and glycogen) and 4 for protein (muscle).
The kicker is the more intensely you work out the greater the calorie burn but again its mostly carbs at high intensity compared to low intensity which burns more fat but not much calories. That is why you do workouts with varying intensity to get the best of both worlds(high calories burned and higher fat usage).
If a man lost 20 pounds in 2 months then he would lose water, muscle, glycogen, and fat. The key is to minimize the water and muscle loss and maximize the fat loss which can be done on a diet high in protein, lower in fat, and plenty of water daily.
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