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Sprints vs. distance
- Thread starter SIUpride
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I'm new here so hello everybody.
I would like to know which is better for burning fat, sprinting or doing distance runs(if done for the same amount of time)?
Everywhere I read says sprinting but i was curious what you thought.
IMO, I think it's about personal goals and personal preference. I know guys in great shape (some do HIIT i.e. sprinting and some do steady state cardio i.e. distance running). The consensus seems to be that HIIT(sprinting) allows for calorie burning via cardio with out muscle loss. But there are accomplished body builders who swear by steady state.
I think he diet is more important that either one of them. The sprinting/distance helps facilitate the calorie deficit needed for fat loss.
Here's a thought, do both. Alternate them, that way, you get the best of both worlds and keep in interesting.
my $0.02
hahahaha
you can't sprint or run distance for the same amount of time- simply by the definition of sprint.
to answer your question- to lose fat, getting over the 60 minute mark makes a nice difference, and you will begin to really melt away.
somebody will give you the science behind that.
FF
and why the hell does my whol screen look different now?
you can't sprint or run distance for the same amount of time- simply by the definition of sprint.
to answer your question- to lose fat, getting over the 60 minute mark makes a nice difference, and you will begin to really melt away.
somebody will give you the science behind that.
FF
and why the hell does my whol screen look different now?
Sprinting in intervals is better if your only goal is to lose fat, however, if you are interested in actually becoming a fitter person, it is important to mix in steady state work as well. The reason the last poster said to hit the 60 minute mark is that around 40 minutes into an aerobic workout your body starts using fat almost exclusively as fuel. This doesn't actually make a difference as far as losing body fat though because your liver can turn any substrate into fat to replace it. Think of losing fat as creating a caloric deficit and really it won't make a difference what types of calories you are burning as long as you're burning more than you're putting in your body. The reason that sprints are preferable to steady state for burning more calories is that you can keep your heart rate higher for longer by doing quick bursts, then a short recovery time repeatedly. Also, you are putting your muscles under more stress, so you will burn more calories due to your metabolism being higher during recovery. Like I said though, you really want to mix things up if you're going for good overall fitness. Hope that helped. Feel free to email me with any other questions.
40 minutes into an aerobic workout your body starts using fat almost exclusively as fuel. This doesn't actually make a difference as far as losing body fat though because your liver can turn any substrate into fat to replace it. Think of losing fat as creating a caloric deficit and really it won't make a difference what types of calories you are burning as long as you're burning more than you're putting in your body. .
hmmmm, a rower! and you have education- OK.... cool.
My log is "performance is not enough" ( Ironman wanna be tri-athlete.) 185 lbs, 11% BF or so.
with what you have a said above, I have a question:
let's say I get up, stomach growling as usual, no food left over from nightbefore and I
eat an entire cup of ground flax seed, and 10 X 1000 mils of fish oil, then I use only water during my run. keeping a 9 min or so pace for 3 hours.
WHAT DOES MY BODY BURN FOR ENERGY?
Sprinting in intervals is better if your only goal is to lose fat, however, if you are interested in actually becoming a fitter person, it is important to mix in steady state work as well. The reason the last poster said to hit the 60 minute mark is that around 40 minutes into an aerobic workout your body starts using fat almost exclusively as fuel. This doesn't actually make a difference as far as losing body fat though because your liver can turn any substrate into fat to replace it. Think of losing fat as creating a caloric deficit and really it won't make a difference what types of calories you are burning as long as you're burning more than you're putting in your body. The reason that sprints are preferable to steady state for burning more calories is that you can keep your heart rate higher for longer by doing quick bursts, then a short recovery time repeatedly. Also, you are putting your muscles under more stress, so you will burn more calories due to your metabolism being higher during recovery. Like I said though, you really want to mix things up if you're going for good overall fitness. Hope that helped. Feel free to email me with any other questions.
I have to disagree. The op asked essentially what type of exercise burns more fat - the aerobic option does, quite a lot more than heavy exercise. Then again if short hard training helps you into a defecit than thats good to, as it burns more calorie.