3 cutting questions

[jay o.]

How do I know I'm doing moderate intensity cardio and how many calories I'm truly burning? I've never truly known if I was doing moderate intensity...then again I'm not very experienced in the cardio department.

Also how long is it a good idea to run no carb days? Wouldn't you burn alot of muscle if you did it for days or weeks straight?

And how many of you eat more calories than you actually type out? For example...someone says their cutting and taking in 3030 calories, 400g protein, 200g carbs, 70g fats. But then you add in calories burnt from training + cardio...what are your calories at the end of the day then? 1500?? A little confused about this one..

Thanks for any help I can get guys.

 

[dece870717]

How do I know I'm doing moderate intensity cardio and how many calories I'm truly burning? I've never truly known if I was doing moderate intensity...then again I'm not very experienced in the cardio department.

Low/Med/High intensity is based usually using heart rate. You would always hear about the "Fat Burning Zone" or "Cardio Endurance Zone" and all that, well it's mostly based on your heart rate. Lower heart rate activities tend to use mostly fat as a source of energy and as you get higher and higher with heart rate the ratio keeps changing more towards carbs as a source a fuel, protein tends to only be used when carb/glucose stores are depleted and you are still pushing the body in a high intensity state.

Also how long is it a good idea to run no carb days? Wouldn't you burn alot of muscle if you did it for days or weeks straight?

No carb can be run as long as you want, depending on goals of course, there are people that do no carb for months straight! Muscle loss only occurs from insufficient protein intake, not insufficient carb intake. Carbs ward off muscle catabolism because they are first priority as a source of energy, body doesn't dip into protein stores unless it really has no other source to take it from. With no carb, the protein you consume becomes a major source of energy along with fat consumed and fat stores.

And how many of you eat more calories than you actually type out? For example...someone says their cutting and taking in 3030 calories, 400g protein, 200g carbs, 70g fats. But then you add in calories burnt from training + cardio...what are your calories at the end of the day then? 1500?? A little confused about this one..

No real answer from me with this one, as I almost never anally watch every single macro and calorie, take all the fun out of my hobby and my life if I started doing that headache.

Thanks for any help I can get guys.

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[Gunsmith]

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