Too much cardio... (Read 2528 times)

I have a silly question... didn't read through all 9 pages but if it has already been answered please excuse me but... Isn't one of the major reasons for doing long slow cardio is to train your body at becoming better at burning fat as an energy source? Wouldn't it then make sense that if we are making our bodies better at burning fat that they probably would also as a result get better at storing fat also? It would seem as though both functions would go together.

We don't train our body to get better at burning fat. We are very good at burning fat. We burn fat as the primary fuel source for low to medium effort activities. What all the cardio does is improve our ability to perform well at progressively lower efforts, so that we preferentially burn fat. That is, for me right now, running a 6:42 pace requires a high level of effort and I fuel that effort primarily with glycogen. Add in loads of relentless, consistent cardio and eventially that 6:42 pace will require a lower effort and will be fueled with a higher proportion of fat.

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What does "Cardio" mean? I hear folks say they are "doing cardio" but what is it?

It means they're injured and can't run, so they're cross-training. Cardio is from the Greek for "consolation"

Cardio was the name of my pool service guy. Back when I was married, I learned the hard way what it means to be doing Cardio. I no longer have a pool, nor a pool service guy.

I guess in this case, any Cardio would be too much.