If you love to do high intensity cardio, this post is for you. I’m going to highlight a study which shows two things: 1. HIgh intensity cardio can burn a lot of calories. 2. The post-exercise calorie burn can be pretty substantial as long as the intensity is high. If you don’t understand all the [...]
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Enter the Fat Burning Zone. When I first started going to a commercial gym in the late 90s, every piece of cardio equipment had a diagram illustrating the fat burning zone. Stay in the zone, burn fat, look good. Simple enough in theory, but the “look good” part was a mistaken conclusion on the part [...]
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I’m not a big believer in cardio as a method for weight loss. This doesn’t mean that I am against cardio, however. My dislike for cardio is rooted in its inefficiency for serving the needs of the exercising population whose main goal is to improve their appearance. Training for purely aesthetic purposes is a whole [...]
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This article in the New York Times examines the difference between elite long distance athletes and everyone else. The writer explores whether the best runners and cyclists have more talent or if it’s more mental. They seem to determine that it is more mental. A huge pain tolerance is a large part of the equation [...]
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When Albert Haynesworth is running a three-hundred yard “sprint”, his body has to step up its energy production so that he can complete his run. The reason I put the word “sprint” in quotes is that there is no way he could sprint 300 yards. Sprinting implies maximal exertion and I’m doubtful he could keep [...]
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