I am a big enough man (literally and figuratively) to say when I have been proven wrong.
As most of you know I am was not a huge fan of steady state cardio for fat loss. I had always preferred using shorter intense bouts of training.
Well in the April issue of the The Stanford Journal of Metabolism there was a massive study (almost 4000 participants) comparing the fat loss effects from both steady state cardio and resistance training.
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The numbers absolutely blew me away. I thought I knew exactly what I would see but the results showed that those who were able to keep a steady pace of 3.7 mph (or above) with an incline of 5 degrees (or above) for 45-60 minutes per session lost an impressive 67% more fat in the same time frame (12 weeks) than those who trained 3 times per week with weights.
Other significant findings included more lean mass retention in the cardio group as well as greatly improved blood markers over the resistance training group. On top of that researchers noted that (while not the focus of the study) those with higher carbohydrate intake also had better numbers as well.
Needless to say this has thrown me for quite a loop. Had this been a smaller study I could have easily dismissed the findings. But 4000 people?
I have for the past few days been re-thinking how I will have to set up not only my own training but the training for the hundred or so personal training and bootcamp clients we have at Carter Fitness.
I will keep you appraised, but I will say that no matter how things turn out Carter Fitness will always be ahead of the curve and using the latest findings and research to deliver top notch training.
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Joshua Carter, CPT The Body Transformation Expert Carter Fitness http://carterfitness.com 818-337-6175 |
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