What Type of Cardio For Me and Others With Same Goals

[Frank N. Steroid]

Ok,so I've been reading the thread started by TP4U(Upregulating Metabolism...)and there is a lot of conflicting opinions - some say slow longer cardio,others say short hit or hiit type of cardio,depending what the goals are...
Well,for me,which type of cardio is the best for my goals which is to drop about 10-12lbs and about 4-5% bf whilst also trying to minimize any muscle loss and even,if possible,try to gain some muscle??I'm restricting carbs to a bit less than 100g/day,essential fats about 100-110,and protein between 250-300g/day(current weight is 225-230,about 14-15%bf).I'm training on the weights about 4 times/week and cardio is also about 4times/week.At the moment I'm doing 25 minutes of cardio at a speed of between 5.5-6.0mph(which I find is fast enough to break a sweat,but not overly taxing at all), after reading Justin Harris saying that if you do cardio at higher intensities,then your body will use glycogen as a fuel source but will use stored bf at lower levels.

Also,I do my cardio straight after my weights workout,as I feel that as I'm only eating less than 100g carbs/day,then most of the glycogen will be used to fuel the weights workout which means that I will then by relying more on stored bf to fuel the cardio session.Any thoughts on this,and is it a good idea to do cardio straight after the bb workout??

Also,as I'm trying to drop some bf,I'm training on an empty stomach as Justin Harris said in the same article that whatever you use before your wo(aminos or whey only),then your body will use those as an energy source(which you don't want to do if your trying to get your body to use stored bf for fuel)??

 

[MilitaryMuscle]

IMO your better off using a low intensity approach to your cardio, incline walking, stepmill, bike ect.. at not taxing speeds. Your body will use fat for fuel more so than glycogen as a fuel source. I dunno try it out and see if your body responds to HIIT better. Some find it taxing especially on a restricted calorie diet. I would rather use my energy on thr weights personally.

Your spot on with your glycogen used during your weight training.

I would never train on an empty stomach. I would always have either a pro/fat meal or pro/carb meal before hand.

Cardio on empty stomach is good at low intensity, your glycgen levels are low and tap into body fat stores quicker plus it increases your metabolism for the rest of the day.

I think its better to seperate weight training and cardio. But if your scheadule doesnt permit it right now then cardio after weights is good since your glycogen levels will be lower.

 

[Frank N. Steroid]

Thanks for the response MM really appreciate it.I would definately rather use my energy for my weights as you said above,so it makes more sense to do the cardio at a lower intensity.Thanks.
Anyone else got some tips with this??

 

[Frank N. Steroid]

Bump.

 

[Supreme Sports]

If you want to burn fat and build muscle, you must burn about 500-1,000 cals at LEAST during your weight-training session, and then perform LOW INTENSITY cardio for about 20-30 minutes.

I am able to make tremendous lean mass gains while staying LEAN all year round.