Originally Posted by Leigh P.

Cardio is not the best way to lose fat, period. Best way to lose fat? Clean diet in a healthy caloric deficit. Diet is the most important aspect to any goal be it fat loss, muscle gain, athletic endurance and so forth. You really have a problem agreeing with me on that? I don't think so, I think you just got your fresh at home mail cert (I recognize that methods of HIIT/Plyometrics uses and steady state cardio, what was it IFPA or AFPA?) and want to try and powerhouse your way against my statements.


We are talking about fat loss here and maximizing that fat loss. A girl this size and who has been over training has to do some muscle repair. Resistance training is going to be key to achieving her goal. Did I say cardio wasn't important at all, forget it don't use it ever? No. I said cardio is not the best way to lose fat.

Originally Posted by Leigh P.

It is really easy to read a manual, memorize the terms from it and start regurgitating that information out into the world. I don't play by those rules, I take it further. I take in daily information form the top trainers, doctors and fitness experts in the country, world even. John Berardi, Lyle McDonald, Alwyn Coscrove, Chad Waterbury, Tom Venuto, Lou Schuler, Craig Ballantyne's, Christian Thibaudeau the list goes on. I read study after study and challenge on a daily basis everything I knew the day before.

Originally Posted by djrell

[Edit - Rude Comment] the best way to lose fat is to combine diet and exercise. exercise will maximize the body's ability to burn fat, among other things. i don't even recommend HIIT as a primary way to burn fat. HIIT will increase your VO2 max, but then you'd have to decrease your target heart rate to about 65% to increase fat burn.

do you even know what aerobic and anaerobic energy means? fat is one source of energy. it has 9 calories per gram. it is an aerobic energy source (just like certain blood glucose), meaning it cannot be used unless oxygen is present. to speed up this process, you need to do something aerobically. why do you think you breathe hard during exercise? the mitochondria in your muscle cells are screaming for oxygen to keep up with the energy demands of the muscles.

Originally Posted by djrell

you are EXTREMELY incorrect with your information here. please read my post above.

Originally Posted by emilymarie137

Please don't debate fact.

Originally Posted by photocrazed

What is being said is that 9lb is 9lbs is 9lbs no matter what is being weighed. 9 lbs of sticky notes is going to weigh the same as 9 lbs of 8X11 1/2" paper, but because the paper is bigger, 9lbs of paper is going to take up more space. However, because the paper takes up more space, doesn't mean that the 9 lbs of paper weighs more than the 9 lbs of little sticky notes... see first sentence.