Do You Really Need Cardio To Burn Fat

ripped-absDo you really need cardio?  Are we been conned by a traditional way of thinking. Here we address if we really need cardio to burn fat, get lean and in get in great shape.  

Most fitness buffs, weekend warriors, or anyone trying to get in shape or lose body fat, consider it a fact that they need “cardio” exercise to accomplish these goals. They would never even question it.

However, I’m not only questioning it, I’m going to refute it! In fact, you may be surprised to know that some of the leanest and meanest people I know (men and women), NEVER do any type of normal or traditional cardio. And I’ve spent over 15 years working out in various gyms, and hanging out with athletes of all sorts, so I’ve seen it all.

I will say that there can be a place for low-moderate level cardio for really overweight or deconditioned people, but even in those cases, there can be more effective methods.

But what exactly is “cardio”?

Most people would consider cardio to be pumping away mindlessly on a treadmill, riding a stationary bike, or coasting on an elliptical machine, while watching the TV screen at their state of the art gym. This is what I call “traditional cardio”. Hmmm, no wonder the majority of people get bored with their workouts and give up after a couple months without seeing results. Read the rest of this entry

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Do you need to do cardio to burn body fat?

Let’s see what our expert Vince Delmonte has to say about do you need to do cardio to burn body fat.

Unless you have amazing genetics than you can probably eat whatever you want and do zero cardio and still have
ripped abs but lets leave those people out of the equation.

Fat is simply “stored energy’ and we need to burn that energy off our bodies. There is no “best” form of cardio because I have gotten ripped doing interval cardio, long and slow cardio and a mixture.  It all works and just depends on your fitness level, your time availability and what you prefer.

Personally I like to do long and slow cardio on an empty stomach in the early morning for about 45-60 minutes – this does not drain me for my weights later that day and it does not strip my muscle off.

In the evening, after my weights, I’ll do another 20-30 minutes of interval cardio or moderate intensity cardio to really dig out the fat.

My cardio regime might appear intense and my total training volume can be over 2 hours a day during the last 4 weeks before a show –  but realize that I progressed to this over time.  Did you get that? Read the rest of this entry

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