The Fat Burn Truth - Tip 5 Cardio For Fat Loss

http://www.sebastianmaclean.com/transformation Sebastian MacLean talks about the choice between doing short and intense cardio vs long and moderate pace cardio. Get more of these videos and text based tips at thefatburntruth.com

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[Paontera]

Loved your documentary "Facing Goliath"

very inspirational !

[abandond]

@Paontera Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[hajdu1981]

very knowledable!

For the first time I am tempetd to by a fitness product..:-)

[abandond]

@hajdu1981 Thanks. Some new videos just went up.

[jerrymclos]

i heard when ur body burn sugar for food at sprinting the next thing it wants to burn when its at rest is fat and keep the muscle. Where if u burn fat at an exercise the next thing ur body wants do do when its at rest is burn the opposite energy source which is muscle for sugar !! thats why sprinters have six packs and marathon runners dont !!

[abandond]

@jerrymclos Right on my friend.

[mrkitanai1]

@pixatale Why then do I see some Tour De France cyclists with chicken legs, while others have very well-muscled, very well-defined, tree-trunk thighs and calves?? They are all doing long distance cycling. Maybe genetics you think? Maybe genetics is the reason why my dad has 18-inch, diamond-shaped calves, yet, he's never lifted weights in his life????

[mrkitanai1]

@pixatale Yes, I agree with your comments; however, why then, whenever someone uses this analogy, do they always show a picture of an elite marathon runner and a picture of a world-class sprinter, side-by-side?? Also, what he failed to mention is that most sprinters also do a ton of explosive lifting, heavy squats, plyometrics, etc, so this DEFINITELY contributes to their physique as well.

[pixatale]

@mrkitanai1... a more bodybuilder like physique. The fact is, how bodybuilders train has a great deal to do with how they look, as with sprinters vs. marathon runners.

That's not to say a person can't lose fat doing distance running (it is actually good to break up HIIT training with occasional LSD training for the joints and central nervous system), but the more frequent distance training becomes the more your body works against excess muscle development.

[pixatale]

@mrkitanai1 ... while slowing the resting metabolic rate to compensate for high energy requirements. Marathon runners physiques reflect this also. In this way how an individual responds to these training styles (looking more like a sprinter's muscled and leaner physique vs. the marathon runner's less muscled and lighter frame in general) is not genetically dependent, any more than one can say deciding between jumping jacks and weight lifting have no impact on anyone acquiring... (cont.)

[pixatale]

@mrkitanai1 There is no error in that quote. He isn't assuming a person has the genetics to be a world class anything. He is saying that when you look at a sprinter you see the training involved tends to eliminate fat, speed up the resting metabolic rate and preserve muscle for rapid explosive energy output. Their training requires power & speed & their bodies reflect this. On the other hand frequent training emphasizing distances tends to reduce excess muscle as an energy liability,... (cont.)

[mrkitanai1]

@pixatale I am familiar with the HIIT research. I'm NOT arguing that point. I'm arguing the example he gives. I quote, "Just look at sprinters and marathon runners and look at what kind of physique you want..." This statement is suggesting that the ACTIVITY is what's primarily responsible for the type of physique that you see on these athletes. Finally, doing some long, slow, distance work is beneficial. Athletes Performance trainers incorporate regular cycles of LSD training.

[pixatale]

@mrkitanai1 Granted, over a person's lifetime, natural height is effected by severe health neglect, but I was talking about the average healthy individual. As for the sprinter / marathon issue, I'm not attempting to measure world class athletes against Joe citizen. The comparison is based on HIIT training studies showing an individual is likely to preserve more muscle and burn more fat in a sprinter like training environment. High end athletes represent this result even more the average person.

[mrkitanai1]

@pixatale Also, height, can also be influenced by environmental factors. If a kid does not get enough food and calories, height will be compromised. If a kid does not get enough sleep, height will be compromised. If a kid is, for whatever reason stressed (for example, abuse), more stress hormones will be secreted, and height will be compromised. Our genetics haven't changed much in thousands of years, yet, the average height of Americans, Japanese, etc. have been increasing. ENVIRONMENT.

[mrkitanai1]

@pixatale I just think that using the much overused, "sprinter vs. marathon runner" example is not a good analogy. I think it's ridiculous when people use this analogy. Most sprinters are very muscular because, genetically, they have more fast-twitch muscle fibers, which is what makes them good sprinters in the first place. A world-class marathon runner will never become a good sprinter, in the same way that Usain Bolt will NEVER be a good marathon runner. It's all in the genetics.