Will my cardio burn muscle?

[NTT91]

Is it okay to run for a half hour at 7 miles per hour or will it burn muscle?

[Chimpinzo]

... Depend on your nutrition.

Does a calorie deficit burn muscle?

[NTT91]

I'm currently bulking so i have enough cals

[Joelsopher]

depends.. if you are doing high intensity, which is a heart beat per minute higher than 140 + then you are useing carbs for energy.. and if you do not have enough carbs in ur system to burn them off, your body will turn your muscle into carbs for energy, thus burning them off.. either that, or taking the nutrients from ur muscle, this not letting them grow bigger.

lower intensity cardio at 120-130 heart beats per minute will not burn ur muscles away because it is useing less carbs, and more fat for energy.

with a solid hour workout at high intensity, and a 30-60 minute low intensity cardio exercise, you will be burning some amazing fat.

lower intensity = nothing lower then 20 minutes or its a waste of your time.

[NTT91]

should I have simple carbs and whey afterwards or should that only be for after lifting?

[clickclickboom]

should I have simple carbs and whey afterwards or should that only be for after lifting?

if you do REAL HITT then yes

real HITT = a walk/jog for 30-1.5min and then an ALL OUT sprint for 20-30 sec and repeat 5-12 times.

when I do hitt i use a bit of dex and a banana, not as much as I would with weights but still there.

[NTT91]

if you do REAL HITT then yes

real HITT = a walk/jog for 30-1.5min and then an ALL OUT sprint for 20-30 sec and repeat 5-12 times.

when I do hitt i use a bit of dex and a banana, not as much as I would with weights but still there.

i had 3 scoops gatorade powder annd a scoop of whey (about 42 carbs)

[clickclickboom]

i had 3 scoops gatorade powder annd a scoop of whey (about 42 carbs)

depends how lean you are too.

i took 1 scoop gatorade powder and 2 scoops whey + banana

u sure ur 3 scoops of gatorade powder isn't 86g carbs? lol mine is 32g each scoop

[gekkoboy14]

depends.. if you are doing high intensity, which is a heart beat per minute higher than 140 + then you are useing carbs for energy.. and if you do not have enough carbs in ur system to burn them off, your body will turn your muscle into carbs for energy, thus burning them off.. either that, or taking the nutrients from ur muscle, this not letting them grow bigger.

lower intensity cardio at 120-130 heart beats per minute will not burn ur muscles away because it is useing less carbs, and more fat for energy.

with a solid hour workout at high intensity, and a 30-60 minute low intensity cardio exercise, you will be burning some amazing fat.

lower intensity = nothing lower then 20 minutes or its a waste of your time.

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[NTT91]

depends how lean you are too.

i took 1 scoop gatorade powder and 2 scoops whey + banana

u sure ur 3 scoops of gatorade powder isn't 86g carbs? lol mine is 32g each scoop

my bad...I meant table spoons

[TheSoldier]

maybe try low low intensity for longer to burn fat
but if your looking for straight cardio eat like before it like a banana or some gatorade

[Joelsopher]

much wrong is this post

how do you figure?

[PullAndBear]

much wrong is this post

umm....seemed absolutely correct to me. He is right. Higher intensity cardio = more anaerobic metabolism = more carbohydrates used for fuel. If you run low on glycogen (like PWO) then muscles will break down their amino acids (branch chained amino acids) and the liver will convert them to glucose for fuel. Lower intensity cardio = more aerobic metabolism = more oxidative degradation of fatty acids. The only thing that I would add is that if you do slower intensity cardio, then your obviously gonna burn less calories than high intensities if you go for the same time either way. So, you might end up burning more fat in HIIT but maybe more muscle as well.