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Anonymous
Hello /fit/. Please tell me if I'm correct in this thinking this way.

So from what I've been reading, doing cardio won't burn fat unless you do it for 30+ minutes or more, since before that your body is using glycogen for fuel.

If you do weight lifting and cardio on the same day, you should be doing the cardio AFTER your weight lifting, as doing it will impact your performance.

Since weight lifting uses up your glycogen stores, am I correct in assuming that if you do cardio after weight lifting, it'll start burning fat immediately?

Also, should I drink my protein after my weight lifting or save it until after the cardio? Will giving my body the calories before the workout have an impact on the fat burning? My main goal is to lose fat.

Thanks for any help.
>> Anonymous
burning fat isnt a time based thing, you just need to get a heart rate of 65-85% of you max and sustain it for however long you wanna do cardio for.

some people take protein powders directly after lifts, some do it just within 30 min after the last exercise.. i dont think it really makes that much of a difference if you're trying to cut weight.
>> Anonymous
>>95121
completely wrong.
The heart rate thing has been disproven lately.
Yes, burn your glycogen reserves in your liver and muscles and you start burning fat.
>> Anonymous
if you gulp a shake after workout, your body will use some of it to replenish its glycogen storage.
So no, it does not work that way.
>> Anonymous
A good idea would be to alternate cardio and weightlifting.
Day 1: weights.
Day 2: cardio
etc.
>> sage
Isnt the body buring fat anytime that it isnt digesting food? doesn't moving burn fat?
>> Anonymous
>>95138
no, your muscles and your liver store glycogen.
This energy will last at least 30 mins before fat is touched.
>> Anonymous
>So from what I've been reading, doing cardio won't burn fat unless you do it for 30+ minutes or more

Which is why HIIT is great.

HIIT stimulates your resting metabolic rate and allows your body to keep burning that shit off long after you've worked out. 10 minutes of HIIT may not be enough to burn off the glycogen stores in your liver and muscles (although, depending on how hard you push and what kind of shape you're in, it may be enough) but it puts your body in a state where those stores will be burned off, along with fat afterwards.
>> Anonymous
>>95130

As I suspected. Alright, I'll drink it after I'm completely done everything.

>>95132

I was doing that for a while, but it wasn't working out so great so I'm trying to do cardio everyday now, along
with weight lifting every other day.

>>95147

Yup, I know about HIIT. I was just asking about what to do on my weight lifting days for some extra fat burning.
>> Anonymous
hey OP, from my own experience, last semester (so over a period of about 4 months) I decided to lose weight and lifted weights and did cardio alternating day by day. Over the period of 4 months I lost roughly 15 lbs. Starting in January I decided to lift every day and then do my cardio 30 minutes after (I work out and it takes me a 30 minute drive to get home, where I run) Since January when I started doing this, I have lost roughly 45 lbs.
I take one, MAYBE two days a week off, and I eat healthier but not necessarily less.
So just letting you know, from my own experience, cardio after lifting weights is a sure win.
Also, starting in about March I began integrating HIIT into my routine, but I really only do it once or twice a week. Normally I just run for 2.5-3 miles a day.
>> Anonymous
>>95208

That sounds great. I hope to get those kinds of results.
>> Anonymous
>>95208
Lol. You simply, since January, you did twice as much as you did back then, so thats obvious you had to lose more weight.
>> Anonymous
>>95278
Right, I was just saying that if you're trying to lose weight, then alternating days on cardio and lifting doesn't really do that much, you need to do cardio every day.