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Old 03-14-2008, 05:24 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by Machiavelli View Post
Yes, yes it does.

After you reach your anaerobic threshold, you start to burn carbs rather than fat - i.e. you burn lots of calories, but you stop burning fat.
No, no it doesn't.

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A HIIT session involves a warmup period, several short, maximum-intensity efforts separated by moderate recovery intervals, and a cooldown period. The period of alternating effort and recovery intervals typically lasts a total of 15 minutes.
Studies by Tabata [1], Tremblay[2], and others have shown this method to be more effective at burning fat and maintaining, or building, muscle mass than high-volume, lower intensity aerobic work-outs.
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