How to Burn more Fat

Do you want to TURBO CHARGE your FAT LOSS??

Try Cardio after your weight training. However, there is one element that we have to manage, which is time. If you do resistance training, whatever your workout split is, it will consume a good chunk of time. Now most have to get back to work, family, etc. and doing an hour of cardio after is a logistics nightmare from a time management perspective.

So what can we do?

When you workout with weights, your muscles use glycogen as fuel. During the workout the Glycogen gets depleted resulting in us feeling tired. When we do our cardio post workout, as our glycogen stores are low, the body will turn to our fat(fuel reserve) for fuel. If you are strapped for time you can try HIIT(High Intensity Interval Training) after your workout, which will not take as much time as you can try to completed 5 to 6 “Rounds” of High intensity training using exercises that involve the total body, such as “ Sled push, Tank push, Battle ropes, box jumping, Airbike",  etc.

Typically you want  your heart rate to get up to 90% of our Max Heart Rate (220-”your age”)  and then let your heart rate lower back to normal. A good way to know when you are at the right heart rate for HIIT training, is that your get to an intensity so hard that you are incapable of anymore physical work for more than 10 to 15 secs.

Benefits of HIIT

• Burns a lot of calories in a short about of time
• Keep your metabolic rate higher for hours after your workout
• Improves Oxygen consumption
• Can help you burn fat
• Gain muscle using HIIT
• Can reduce Heart Rate and Blood pressure
• Can reduce Blood Sugar
• Improves Aerobic and Anaerobic performance