Does Cardio Burn Muscle?

[KhrisCrippler]

Fat bodybuilders love to say without any sense that cardio burns muscle, IT DOENST

[memoremzi]

very informative video thank you very much...

[JonDeth]

I have often read that you will lose lean mass before fat because the body is eliminating mass that is wasting fuel rather than breaking down the fat which is there for reserves.

I would also wager this is true depending on circumstance. If you drop and control calories and exercise hard trying to ditch that last 10-15 lbs of stubborn fat, that new muscle you have is the first to go.

That's been my experience a DOZEN times over the last year!

[flareak]

Sind Sie Deutscher?

[Evilcyber]

@flareak Bin ich :)

[moddingpc]

can cycling and jump roping add a little overall muscle mass?

[Evilcyber]

@moddingpc If you are just starting out it can. But after a while your body will have built all the muscle it needs to cope with those tasks. Then you have to increase resistance.

[58jtaylor]

For fat loss it is more a matter of making sure you burn more calories for the day than you consume, rather than worrying about exercising on an empty stomach or not. With that said, I don't think its very effective to workout on an empty stomach. You can push yourself harder and for longer if you have some carb's before you workout, thus burning more calories. It is better to strategically eat your meals at proper times, but like i said, consume less than you burn

[imtonasty]

References?

[CIarKent]

is it better to do cardio on an empty stomach (so that the body won't have carbs and will have to burn fat instead? )

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[titans091052]

@CIarKent It's virtually irrelevant. 500 calories is the same amount of stored energy regardless of if you eat it before or after cardio. If anything don't go on an empty stomach because then you probably won't feel as energetic during, and when you're done your body will be screaming for food. Doritos never look better than when you're really hungry.

[WarGuardia]

Keep the beard up! :D Nice video again.

-Djordje

[Evilcyber]

@WarGuardia That beard and Freddie have more fans than I do! :D

[rwese]

a very vivid example :D

[Evilcyber]

@TheDRevenger Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[0wenSlattery]

Excellent video, great explanation.

[Evilcyber]

@0wenSlattery Thanks, Owen! Great to see you are around! :)

[Mongothegr8]

How interesting! Something else I have wondered about is where does the fat go when you burn it? I mean is it turned into waste products like the depleted food sources are or does it really change somehow into more useful things. You knwo when people say 'I have lost 5 lbs ' it seems kind of impossible it would go unless it actually leaves your body somehow. I do confuse myself sometimes .

[Evilcyber]

@Mongothegr8 Actually that's a valid question, because it would be more correct to say "I used 5 lbs of fat for energy." Simply put, when you have an energy deficit (like during a diet), the fat in the fat cells is converted fatty acids and brought into the blood stream. From there your body's cells fish them out when they need fat for energy.

[Mongothegr8]

@Evilcyber Yes I see,that is very clearly explained. Thankyou!

[xenonnati]

thank you ! its simple and understandable!

and yay i always used the brick wall metaphor when explaining proteins :D

[Evilcyber]

@xenonnati Ha, great minds think alike, don't they? :D

[xenonnati]

@Evilcyber

well i always used it to explain protein intake, muscle growth and overtraining.

cause 1 brick is an amino acid, a row/line of bricks is a protein chain and the whole wall is your muscle :)

[Evilcyber]

@xenonnati Xen, I also use it to explain compounds (foundation) and isolations (roof). I think we could have a pretty good career in the construction business! :P

[xenonnati]

@Evilcyber

well i am studying architecture so... xD

[michaelzwarszawy]

nice vid. to put simply, i think people just overhear bro-science at the gym, and reassure themselves it's true since they're looking for excuses to not do cardio. :)

[Evilcyber]

@michaelzwarszawy You got it, Mike! :D

[seanhousemusic]

Amazing, trust worthy information. Keep up the good work man, your helping so many ppl including myself. Nice analogy too

[Evilcyber]

@seanhousemusic Thanks sean!

[559bigman1]

like always great video !!!!

[Evilcyber]

@559bigman1 Thanks man! :)

[thechrisasaurus]

Great video. You are really good at explaining this stuff in lehmans terms fro those of us who don't know much about chemistry and biology (like myself)

[Evilcyber]

@thechrisasaurus I like to think that if you aren't able to explain something complicated in a simple way, you aren't a good educator.

[UnrealXP]

Great video! You cleared up a lot of things that I didn't understand after reading the page on cardio burning muscle on Scooby's website. Thanks!

[Evilcyber]

@UnrealXP I'm glad this clarified things a bit!

[Tangmankevin]

good video, keep it up :)

how long does it take you to research all these different topics??

[Evilcyber]

@Tangmankevin Thanks, tang! How long it takes depends: Sometimes the subject itself needs a good bit background research, sometimes I need to think about how to best word it, sometimes both :)

[ChainBreaker01]

Loving your accent ,are you german?Anyway nice video,good info.

[Evilcyber]

@ChainBreaker01 Thanks, Chain! Yep, am German, with the accent I can't deny it! :)

[JimboJ1981]

Excellent information as always.

[Evilcyber]

@JimboJ1981 Thanks Jimbo! :)

[Kixat]

You Are Awesome. Seriously, you explain it in a way that i just immediatley understand it. I only have 1 question, some people advice to do cardio on a near empty stomach. But when u don't eat anything and start doing cardio there isn't alot of "Fuel" in your body so then it would break down the muscles to get the needed "Fuel" right? or am i completely wrong here

[MrGunwerk]

@Kixat If you work out with an empty stomach then your body has little to no carbohydrates to use for energy, so next in line is fats. It is debatable whether this is good for you as you won't have that much energy (you might feel tired quicker) for your workout, but your body is accessing the fat storage directly instead of wearing out the carbohydrates and then moving onto the fat. Somebody correct me if I am wrong.

[TheGoldenBearCal]

@MrGunwe

[Evilcyber]

@MrGunwerk Excellent answer! Only thing I have to add is that fat and carbs are simultaneously burned, the ratio depends on intensity. But, as you said, if there are next to no carbs available, most of the fuel has to come from fat.

[Evilcyber]

@Kixat Yup, the cardio on empty stomach thing is something that will never die. I actually have a video on it: Check "Fat Loss Myths: Empty Stomach Cardio, Negative Calorie Foods, Low Carb".

In short, the energy needed still won't come from your muscles, but from fat and because fat takes longer to turn into energy, you will perform worse and actually burn less calories than when you had something to eat with carbs in it.

[SeriouslyPissedOff]

Sweet info! That's a really great way to put it with the brick wall metaphor. I might be using that to spread the wisdom :)

[Evilcyber]

@SeriouslyPissedOff I would be honored if you do! :)

[patterz2k7]

cool am the first person to watch your video



[Evilcyber]

@patterz2k7 Indeed you are, congrats! :)

[patterz2k7]

@Evilcyber id say this is one of your most interesting video you have made

[Evilcyber]

@patterz2k7 Thanks man! :)