Most people perform inefficient cardio workout routines. It is no wonder that so many experts have said recently that cardio is NOT an effective way to lose body fat. This is not to say that aerobic exercise is not a good method of losing body fat; it just means that people aren’t doing it correctly. If your goal is to drop your body fat percentage to under 10, you should follow this cardio workout routine.
1) Don’t Touch any Calories 4-5 Hours Leading Up to Your Cardio Workout
If you currently have many pounds to drop, you will want to eat a snack or small meal prior to performing your aerobic exercise. However, for those of you attempting to drop under 8% total body fat, you cannot do this. You have to force your body to burn fat once you begin to creep to a lower body fat percentage. If there is no “food energy” left in your body, they it is forced to steal fat from its reserves to fuel your system. Don’t worry about muscle loss. Your body will produce a large spike in HGH when training in a fasted state. This will spare muscle while burning even more body fat after the workout.
2) Do Intense Interval Training for 10-15 Minutes
An intense interval should always be at the beginning of your cardio workout routine. This is to stimulate the production of HGH, and it allows for the fatty acids to be let go into the blood. High-intensity aerobic exercise is excellent for getting the fat out of your fat cells. It works much better than low-intensity cardio at an even pace. Slower cardio is better at using these fatty acids for energy, which is why you will want to do this next.
3) Next Perform Steady State Cardio for 20-30 Minutes
Once you do your high-intensity interval training on a particular machine, switch to an elliptical or treadmill and set a steady pace at which you will walk for between 20 and 30 minutes. You will want to go at a pace that is quicker than your normal walking pace, but do not go too fast. If you have the time, spend more than thirty minutes; it will not hurt. Because you have fasted and you are using the fatty acids, all of the time you spend doing this activity is worth it.
4. Wait at last one hour to eat after your cardio workout routine is finished.
The intense intervals will release fat burning HGH and it will continue working magic for 1-2 hours after the workout has been completed. If you eat right after training it will spike insulin and halt the HGH release. You will want to hold off from eating until an hour has passed to get the best results. There are so many poorly designed cardio workout routines, but this one kicks butt!
