Fasted Cardio

Fasted Cardio

I'm trying to cut weight for the new year as I'm off to Australia for a few weeks in the new year and I'm going to use this type of cardio. There is a lot of controversy over fasted cardio, but I am personally a supporter of it.

Why people dislike this form of cardio is they are worried about losing muscle gains. Glycogen levels are very low in the morning, causing you to have very little energy, your body starts using muscle as an energy source. To help with this I use MyProteins BCAA mix along with some maltodextrin, protecting against falling into a anabolic state and low energy levels.

Furthermore along with a fasted programme you can use HIIT (high intensity interval training). This can be completed using a variety of cardio, I prefer sprints. HIIT training is short bursts of effort with an elongated period of rest. Most people think cardio means sitting on a bike for hours but a HIIT session can be over in 20 minutes. HIIT is proven to boast your metabolism, which is the one thing which is needed to burn unwanted body fat. Another reason why I do it early, purely because my metabolism is then on fire for the remainder of the day. 

My favourite workout is 

10x60m hill efforts, 1 minute rest. 

You can cater the workout for yourself, making the effort shorter or the rest longer. Also put things such as burpees in after each effort will really get the heart rate and fat burning up. So why not try this instead of long, low intensity fat burning cardio. 

Hope this helps

Jack