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By Luke Stanaway
Well that's where my secret cardio type comes
into play. That's right after trying multiple different types of cardio I have
found this one is the best for optimising fat loss.
So what is it you ask?
Well I call it Samurai cardio.
Why?
Because Samurai are bad ass, enough said!
Al right enough playing around, let's get down
to business. What is Samurai cardio? And why is it so good for fat loss?
Samurai cardio is a mixture of both HIIT and
slow state cardio, and here is how you do it.
First you start with a 5 min warm up, this can
be done on any type of cardio equipment or outside it's up to you (this will
help prevent injury in the high intensity part).
Next you will perform 15 mins of HIIT where
you will go all out as hard as you can for 20 seconds followed by a slow jog
for 40 seconds and repeat it 15 times. (Again you can do this on and any cardio
equipment you like. I find outdoor sprints on a field or cycle sprint to be the
best.)
Now comes the important part. After you have
completed the HIIT give yourself a few mins to recover and stretch out your
muscle. Then go into 15 mins of slow state cardio (again any form you like)
Now rest you done!!!
AND that's it folks, that's SAMURAI cardio!
So why is this so effective? Well I'll give
you a little bit of the science behind this method.
OK well HIIT is a form of anaerobic cardio,
meaning it's without oxygen and will tend to use more carbohydrates as a full
source rather than fat. Now you might be thinking how is that a good thing for
fat loss? Well the other effect of doing HIIT is it will release Free Fatty
acids (FAT) into your blood stream and this becomes very important and is where
the use of slow state cardio comes in. Usually it would take a lot longer for
slow state cardio to access your fat stores to start burning fat, but by doing
HIIT first the free fatty acids are already in the blood stream ready to be
burnt off for energy and so you will burn a lot more fat overall. Also HIIT
creates a much larger after burn effect meaning you will continue burning more
calories for up to 48 hours after the Samurai cardio. This after burn effect is
not present in low intensity cardio.
There you have it my secret cardio technique
for optimising fat loss. Give it ago, see how you like it and let me know your
thoughts.
Learn Apply Succeed.
For more information check out
http://www.lukestanawaylasfitness.com/
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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