| Does cardio significantly raise the body's "metabolic | | | | food, etc.......all without ever getting fat!!! |
| rate"? | | | | See what I'm saying?? |
| First off, the metabolic rate, in very simple terms, is | | | | Now, back to cardio. |
| basically the rate / speed and amount of calories that | | | | Cardio lovers claim that cardio raises your metabolic |
| your body will burn, whether doing something or at rest. | | | | rate. |
| So, in other words, someone that has a hard time | | | | It doesn't necessarily come down to if cardio actually |
| losing weight more than likely has a very slow | | | | does something, but more importantly, how much does |
| metabolic rate.......since their body burns a low amount | | | | it do it? |
| of calories and very slowly. | | | | And, again, yes, cardio does help the metabolic rate. |
| Now, why is it so importante to have a high / fast | | | | However, it is very little in comparison to intense weight |
| metobolic rate? | | | | training. |
| The higher your metabolic rate is, the more calories | | | | Cardio will raise your metabolic rate for a couple of |
| you're body can handle without gaining any fat, or the | | | | hours afterwards, at most, but intense weight training, |
| easier and faster you can lose fat weight. | | | | on the other hand, raises the metabolic rate for up to a |
| Oh, yeah, and the higher your metabolic rate the more | | | | couple of days!!!! |
| "normal" foods you will be allowed to eat, like ice | | | | Take a look, again, at aerobics instructors or all of the |
| cream, fries, etc. | | | | people you see at your local gym pacing away on the |
| I'm sure you know individuals that one can lose a ton | | | | treadmill, stairstepper, aerobics / spinning classes. |
| of weight / fat while still eating not only a lot more food | | | | Man, these people sweat their hearts out. |
| / calories, but also more snacks than another individual | | | | Yet, they never seem to actually get any more ripped, |
| that has to eat much, much less, and more strict to | | | | toned, or defined!! |
| lose the exact same amount of fat / weight. | | | | However, take a look, again, at Darrem Charles or |
| That's because the one that has a faster metabolic | | | | Vince Taylor, or many other fitness female athletes. |
| rate can process easier and more efficiently calories / | | | | They don't do a second of cardio, yet have very high |
| food than the one with a slower metabolism. | | | | metabolic rates and show up at competitions much |
| A perfect example of this is Dexter Jackson and | | | | more shredded and toned than the bodybuilders that |
| Dave Henry, IFBB professional bodybuilders. | | | | do hours of cardio per day. |
| These 2 guys have very high metabolic rates, which | | | | Gives you something to think about, doesn't it? |
| allows them to eat not only very high amounts of food, | | | | In my next article, I'll discuss the amount of calories that |
| but also lots of "forbidden foods", like pizza, wings, fast | | | | cardio supposedly burns. |