I've been doing the sessions just whenever. Would it be better to do them in the morning since HIIT raises your metabolism?

I've been doing the sessions just whenever. Would it be better to do them in the morning since HIIT raises your metabolism?

Plain and simple, it worked for me. My wife thought I was sick...getting up at 5am to bike like a mad man for 35min every day...LOL!

Just do it and see the results - what have you got to lose? Well, besides the Fat... :tu:

You do eat b/f HIIT? Right? It is recommended. I do 12 min. on lifting days and 23 min. on non lifting days. But I always eat b/f.

If your goal is fat loss, then eating before cardio is the last thing you'd wish to do. HIIT is more-so for those in already great shape, to keep conditioned, and keep their cardio-vascular system primed. It's not productive for lipolysis at all (heart-rate w/HIIT is too extreme to mobilize fatty acids), and definitely not w/sugars in the blood.

There is a rhyme/reason for both types, with each being more effective for select goals.


~SC~

But speeding up your metabolism=fat brning right?
It worked for a lot of ppl. John included...So, is it just a difference in opinion?

http://www.musclemedia.com/training/hiit.asp#studies

Is this artical misleading? I'm not the expert...obviously :p

I just need to know what's the best way to shed this fat. I know your diet has a great deal to do w/it and I've got that taken care of. It's just the cardio aspect I'm not clear on.

thanks...

But speeding up your metabolism=fat brning right?
It worked for a lot of ppl. John included...So, is it just a difference in opinion?

I think you will find people on both sides of the fence on this one...I wish I knew which was better, I have been doing more HIIT these days as it is challenging, quick and fits better in after a 45 minute lifting session....but, I dont know which is better....I dont think anyone truly does!

:confused:

Also, this is an interesting scientific study on HIIT vs Medium Intensity Cardio...


http://forum.xtrememass.com/archive/index.php/t-2062.html

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http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/archive/index.php/t-8145.html

If your goal is fat loss, then eating before cardio is the last thing you'd wish to do.


If you 're going to do cardio in the afternoon, how long should you wait to do it after eating? I've been doing my cardio about 2 hours after eating. Is that a long enough wait or should I wait longer? Also, I usually eat an hour after doing cardio as well. Is that good or bad for fat loss?

If you 're going to do cardio in the afternoon, how long should you wait to do it after eating? I've been doing my cardio about 2 hours after eating. Is that a long enough wait or should I wait longer? Also, I usually eat an hour after doing cardio as well. Is that good or bad for fat loss?

What I've been told is if you're doing HIIT, you definitely want to eat an hour b/f your cardio. But, if you're doing moderate cardio, you should do it on empty and then eat an hour after cardio.

I usually don't eat before cardio because having food in your stomach while working out doesn't feel so good but why stress out about it? If your diet is in check, and you know how much you have to eat w/ working out to get the desired deficit for the day, what does it matter if you eat beforehand?

I usually don't eat before cardio because having food in your stomach while working out doesn't feel so good but why stress out about it? If your diet is in check, and you know how much you have to eat w/ working out to get the desired deficit for the day, what does it matter if you eat beforehand?

I believe it has something to do with your body not having anything to burn when you do it on an empty stmach, so it goes for the fat cells right away.

And if you do it after eating it only starts burning fat after the first twenty minutes or longer....

This applies for med-intensity cardio...

HIIT isnt about burning fat during the moment your doing it, but speeding up your metabolism for hours after..

But speeding up your metabolism=fat brning right?
It worked for a lot of ppl. John included...So, is it just a difference in opinion?


One burns kcals.

One burns fat.

Look at the muscle mass of those who do HIIT vs. those who do the lower-medium intensity. Burning kcals is fine, but kcals are not the same as bodyfat, no. Just as nutrition is not as simple as kcals in vs. kcals out, but many still believe that.

Eat 2500 kcals from McDonalds for 1 week and do HIIT.

Next week eat 2500 from clean foods w/cardio done at a lower-medium intensity first thing a.m. for a week.

You tell me what kcals and activity lead you to the better body.

To each his own on this issue, I am not going to re-hash/argue/etc., so everyone should find what works. All I can offer is years upon years of professional experience in working with literally 1000's, and knowing first-hand what type of protocol I prescribe which has led me to the success I have today.


~SC~

If you 're going to do cardio in the afternoon, how long should you wait to do it after eating? I've been doing my cardio about 2 hours after eating. Is that a long enough wait or should I wait longer? Also, I usually eat an hour after doing cardio as well. Is that good or bad for fat loss?

Ideally 4-5 hours after your last meal containing starches. (Broken down into blood sugar)

Or 2 to 2.5 hours after your last fat and protein meal.

Ingestion of a fat burner (caffeine/GT/ALCAR) prior to cardio of the lower-medium intensity can really help you enter your fat burning zone a tad quicker as well.

~SC~

I'm doing 40 min on the elliptical machine every morning before I eat. What I do is I set the level to 3 for the first 5 min then I go to 8 and then 10 and then 15 in increments of 5. Once I get to 25 min I do setting 7 until 30 then I do level 15 until 35 min and then I do 20 (MAX setting) for 2 min before I do a 2 min cool down. Should I just do a consistent level through the whole workout?

One burns kcals.

One burns fat.

Look at the muscle mass of those who do HIIT vs. those who do the lower-medium intensity. Burning kcals is fine, but kcals are not the same as bodyfat, no. Just as nutrition is not as simple as kcals in vs. kcals out, but many still believe that.

Eat 2500 kcals from McDonalds for 1 week and do HIIT.

Next week eat 2500 from clean foods w/cardio done at a lower-medium intensity first thing a.m. for a week.

You tell me what kcals and activity lead you to the better body.

To each his own on this issue, I am not going to re-hash/argue/etc., so everyone should find what works. All I can offer is years upon years of professional experience in working with literally 1000's, and knowing first-hand what type of protocol I prescribe which has led me to the success I have today.


~SC~

Just to be clear...for what I need, to burn fat, I should do moderate cardio? I just want to be clear here. I have not noticed any change in my body fat since I began HIIT about 2moths ago. I guess this is why. Thank you SC.

Just to be clear...for what I need, to burn fat, I should do moderate cardio? I just want to be clear here. I have not noticed any change in my body fat since I began HIIT about 2moths ago. I guess this is why. Thank you SC.

Not trying to asnwer for Sc but...

45 Mins, Low-med instensity on an empty stomach.

Not trying to asnwer for Sc but...

45 Mins, Low-med instensity on an empty stomach.

All good bro, u know what's up, so preach on brotha!
:tu:

Yes, that is correct. I'd try this method of cardio and see how it treats you. Coupled w/the correct dietary approach, there is no quicker way.

~SC~

What is "low-medium intensity"? Usually I try to keep my heart rate between 130-150 (approx. 65-75% according to formulas), but I start to get really annoyed when it dips below that (it never really gets below 120). Just curious if that's not really as much of a problem as I think it is.

65-75% of MHR.

~SC~