A study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology found that TT - style workouts kept the «afterburn» effect going for 38
HOURS after the workout ended.
And that the effect could last for «38
hours after the workout ended!»
Stretching can also leave you feeling refreshed, even
hours after your workout ends.
High intensity interval training has been shown to increase metabolism for up to three
hours after your workout ends.
Not exact matches
Right
after the
end of your
workout, there is a critical «window of opportunity» that leaves you around one
hour to replenish your muscles with amino acids, but also to tap into your parasympathetic nervous system's response in order to enhance your gains and accelerate recovery.
-- You'd repeat this process several more times, typically between 7 — 12 times further, and you should find that by the
end of your
workout after 20 minutes or so, you'll have burnt more calories than you would have done in an entire
hour whilst training at a steady pace.
In the
end it makes little difference, but studies have shown the most protein and glycogen synthesis within 2
hours after a
workout.
After reading this, I have actually cut back on my exercise time... because I was killing myself trying to get to the gym to do an
hour of cardio even... but now I decided to just do a few 1
hour long classes a week, that combine cardio with weights, and where I am working out intensely... and I mean sweating up a storm, soaked by the
end workouts.
Performed correctly, your body will burn extra calories and burn fat even
hours after your quick
workout has
ended.
Most studies have shown that if you eat protein before, immediately
after, or several
hours after your
workout, your muscle protein synthesis will be about the same.12 - 14 As long as you consume enough protein by the
end of the day, your body generally has no trouble growing new muscle tissue (assuming a semi-normal meal schedule of 2 - 4 meals throughout the day).