I read this from the blog of Chris Aceto on muscletech.com [http://blogs.muscletech.com/aceto/] this one is called "It’s Always the Intensity"
"High-intensity cardio burns more calories than lower intensity cardio. A big part of getting lean, though admittedly not the entire picture, has to do with calorie control and calorie burning. So if you hit the treadmill at a higher heart rate for 30 minutes, you’ll burn more calories than doing the cardio at a lower heart rate for the same length of time. Advantage: Higher intensity cardio.
Next up is metabolism. With higher intensity cardio, you get a greater “after burn” effect than lower intensity cardio. When you hit the treadmill, you burn body fat and your metabolism – that “engine” in the body that burns calories – remains elevated to a greater extent after higher intensity cardio than after lower intensity cardio. So, you could say higher intensity cardio is better when you do it as well as after you have finished doing it. Advantage: Higher intensity cardio."
It was this article that inspired me to try something different. I have been doing standard plain-jane cardio for a LONG time now, and yes I've lost a lot of weight but lately its come to a halt and it is becoming apparent that I am on a plateau and need to change up my routine. Tonight marked the 2nd night in a row of HIIT and I must say it feels great, I feel like I got a heck of a workout but only invested about 1/4 of the time I normally do. I got off the elliptical and was starving so I ate my before bed protein bar.
I'm sure my diet needs some work but I can already tell the difference in 1 day. I ate more today than I normally do BUT I was more attentive, had more energy and still got hungry throughout the day, that is a good thing. I'm definitely keeping this up and I'm extremely excited about seeing what kind of results I will see from it.
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