Comments on: Fat Burning Zone Goes Bust http://laurensfitness.com/2007/12/18/fat-burning-zone-goes-bust/ Rehab. Performance. Health. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lauren http://laurensfitness.com/2007/12/18/fat-burning-zone-goes-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Lauren Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:01:36 +0000 http://laurensfitness.com/?p=10#comment-301 ha, yes...good analogy. ha, yes…good analogy.

]]> By: Matt http://laurensfitness.com/2007/12/18/fat-burning-zone-goes-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Matt Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:36:29 +0000 http://laurensfitness.com/?p=10#comment-298 <blockquote>At a lower intensity, your body requires less quick energy (which comes from carbohydrate), and it can utilize slower burning energy (which comes from fats).</blockquote> So basically the carbohydrates are like the gasoline in my car, and the fats are like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve" rel="nofollow">Strategic Petroleum Reserve</a>: Both will get burned up eventually in an internal combustion engine, but the SPR takes more work to be made into a useful product. By burning up all the gas in my car (carbohydrates), I'll force the Department of Energy to access the SPR (fats) to provide me with the energy I need.

At a lower intensity, your body requires less quick energy (which comes from carbohydrate), and it can utilize slower burning energy (which comes from fats).

So basically the carbohydrates are like the gasoline in my car, and the fats are like the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Both will get burned up eventually in an internal combustion engine, but the SPR takes more work to be made into a useful product.

By burning up all the gas in my car (carbohydrates), I’ll force the Department of Energy to access the SPR (fats) to provide me with the energy I need.

]]> By: Lauren http://laurensfitness.com/2007/12/18/fat-burning-zone-goes-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Lauren Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:53:30 +0000 http://laurensfitness.com/?p=10#comment-7 great point fitman and something I probably should have mentioned! You definitely will have a boost in metabolism after a high intensity workout, and will burn some more energy for longer after you finish. Another great reason to skip the low intensity long workouts. great point fitman and something I probably should have mentioned! You definitely will have a boost in metabolism after a high intensity workout, and will burn some more energy for longer after you finish. Another great reason to skip the low intensity long workouts.

]]> By: fit man http://laurensfitness.com/2007/12/18/fat-burning-zone-goes-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-6 fit man Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:45:53 +0000 http://laurensfitness.com/?p=10#comment-6 What about the boost in metabolism post exercise. This is likely to be higher following a high intensity workout. What sort of role does this play in weight loss? What about the boost in metabolism post exercise. This is likely to be higher following a high intensity workout. What sort of role does this play in weight loss?

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