Sentences with phrase «glycogen on cardio»
Your weight training is all about building muscle, so where's the logic in using up all of your precious glycogen on cardio?
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Low intensity cardio is most effective when it's done in the morning on an empty stomach or right after a weightlifting workout when the levels of glycogen in the body are low.This forces the body to burn stored fat as fuel for your cardio session.
It is beneficial to do cardio after a weight session because doing weights uses up your glycogen stores, which means your body will use more fat during your cardio workout (for more information on this, check out my previous blog post on cardio).