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Obviously, there is a lot of interest in cardio
training and how to do it right. Sadly, most people are still doing 2 things
terribly wrong and it’s killing their results.
As I thought about reviewing the newest scientific study from Australia this week, or explaining the post workout "after burn effect" (EPOC) that comes from intense forms of cardio, it dawned on me to backtrack, and ask…
"WHY are people still confused about fat burning cardio in the first place when the solution is drop dead simple, common sense and right in front of our noses?"
I thought to myself,
"If I could help remove the SOURCE of the confusion, then regardless of which cardio program you choose, every decision and action that emerges from your new understanding would be more productive right?"
RIGHT!
As best as I can figure, there are two major reasons why people are still mucking up their cardio programs for fat loss.
REASON #1 NOT ENOUGH FOCUS ON TOTAL CALORIES BURNED
Most people aren’t burning enough darn calories. Why? Well, I guess they are too busy worrying about the "proper" type of exercise (which machine or activity), the "optimal" mode (steady state or intervals), the "perfect" ratio of intervals, or the "best" duration. Some people coast along on the treadmill at 2.3 miles per hour or some similar sloth-like pace and they think that just by hitting a TIME goal, such as 45 or 60 minutes, that with "X" duration completed, they are assured to get the results they want. On the other extreme, we have folks who have found or created some mega-intense, super-duper short training protocol like the "4-minute wonder workout fromJapan
As I thought about reviewing the newest scientific study from Australia this week, or explaining the post workout "after burn effect" (EPOC) that comes from intense forms of cardio, it dawned on me to backtrack, and ask…
"WHY are people still confused about fat burning cardio in the first place when the solution is drop dead simple, common sense and right in front of our noses?"
I thought to myself,
"If I could help remove the SOURCE of the confusion, then regardless of which cardio program you choose, every decision and action that emerges from your new understanding would be more productive right?"
RIGHT!
As best as I can figure, there are two major reasons why people are still mucking up their cardio programs for fat loss.
REASON #1 NOT ENOUGH FOCUS ON TOTAL CALORIES BURNED
Most people aren’t burning enough darn calories. Why? Well, I guess they are too busy worrying about the "proper" type of exercise (which machine or activity), the "optimal" mode (steady state or intervals), the "perfect" ratio of intervals, or the "best" duration. Some people coast along on the treadmill at 2.3 miles per hour or some similar sloth-like pace and they think that just by hitting a TIME goal, such as 45 or 60 minutes, that with "X" duration completed, they are assured to get the results they want. On the other extreme, we have folks who have found or created some mega-intense, super-duper short training protocol like the "4-minute wonder workout from
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