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Well, guys, that didnt take long. For every study there is a counter-study. Literally days after that last abstract I posted which supported the idea that "fat oxidation" increased in a fasted state, Brad Jon Schoenfeld and Alan Albert Aragon have produced their long hyped study on the effects of fasted cardio for actual weight loss. As suspected, increased "fat oxidation" does not necessarily translate directly into real world fat loss.
Prior abstract: http://www.professionalmuscle.com/f...ardio-=-50%-increase-total-fat-oxidation.html
This study by Schoenfeld has been long awaited and is much better suited to real world results. As always, SuppVersity makes it easy for us to consume the data.
New "Fasted Cardio"-Study Falsifies the Myth of Superior Long-Term (4 Week) Fat Loss on a Moderate Energy Deficit - SuppVersity: Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone
So again, we are back to ground zero fellas. The same knowledge the old vet at the gym told you. Eat clean, get your cardio in (whenever you can) and fucking bust your ass. No short cuts. That said, I choose to do some light LISS for 30min, fasted, upon rising because I still believe its better to separate your cardio and training session if you can (and studies show cardio BEFORE training, if done in same session, is better for muscle growth/mTOR). And we DO KNOW that fat oxidation is increased with Fasted cardio, this is a fact (true, low insulin fasted cardio), so the addition of the GH/DNP/T3/ephedrine, etc. whatever you use, can take that optimized oxidation state and translate it into slightly better fat loss (we hope). But the take away here is, in real world, with real factors, merely increasing fat oxidation for a period doesn't necessarily translate to true fat loss. Remember that Fat oxidation (better called 'beta oxidation') is the release of free fatty acids that can then be burnt/utilized. Apparently a short increased period in FFA release does not necessarily translate to overall better metabolism and/or fat loss.
Prior abstract: http://www.professionalmuscle.com/f...ardio-=-50%-increase-total-fat-oxidation.html
This study by Schoenfeld has been long awaited and is much better suited to real world results. As always, SuppVersity makes it easy for us to consume the data.
New "Fasted Cardio"-Study Falsifies the Myth of Superior Long-Term (4 Week) Fat Loss on a Moderate Energy Deficit - SuppVersity: Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone
As Schoenfeld et al. rightly point out, their findings clearly "indicate that body composition changes associated with aerobic exercise in conjunction with a hypocaloric diet are similar regardless whether or not an individual is fasted prior to training" (Schoenfeld. 2014) - in other words, in this pretty realistic scenario (I hope nobody starves himself after a 1h morning cardio session for another 4-8h) the myth that morning cardio on an empty stomach would accelerate fat loss is thus busted.
For the time being, the long-standing "myth" that fasted cardio would lead to a significant acceleration has thus to be considered "questionable", if you put 100% faith the statistical accuracy of the study at hand (with only 10 participants in both groups, I am inclined not to do that) even "busted". For so long, at least, until another study, maybe one with more participants (which would allow to really figure out how "significant" the difference actually was), but a similar strict standardization, will show that it works.
So again, we are back to ground zero fellas. The same knowledge the old vet at the gym told you. Eat clean, get your cardio in (whenever you can) and fucking bust your ass. No short cuts. That said, I choose to do some light LISS for 30min, fasted, upon rising because I still believe its better to separate your cardio and training session if you can (and studies show cardio BEFORE training, if done in same session, is better for muscle growth/mTOR). And we DO KNOW that fat oxidation is increased with Fasted cardio, this is a fact (true, low insulin fasted cardio), so the addition of the GH/DNP/T3/ephedrine, etc. whatever you use, can take that optimized oxidation state and translate it into slightly better fat loss (we hope). But the take away here is, in real world, with real factors, merely increasing fat oxidation for a period doesn't necessarily translate to true fat loss. Remember that Fat oxidation (better called 'beta oxidation') is the release of free fatty acids that can then be burnt/utilized. Apparently a short increased period in FFA release does not necessarily translate to overall better metabolism and/or fat loss.
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