Today was a great day. The diet went well and I got a 1 and a half hour run in by the mall today. I didn't run very fast because that wouldn't maximize my fat burning. I'm sure you have seen this chart before on the cardio equipment at your gym. Let me explain how it works. Basically if you run twice as fast, you won't necessarily burn twice as much fat. This is because fat CANNOT be burned without the presence of oxygen. Since the lungs only deliver a limited amount of oxygen into the bloodstream, your fat burning ability is limited as well.
The fat burning zone is the point at which you begin to get diminishing returns. Any pace faster, will likely decrease the rate at which the body burns fat. The cardio zone is where the body starts to work anaerobically (without oxygen). This process does not use fat, it uses Creatine. So if you're 30 years old, you wouldn't really want to get your heart rate above 140 unless you were training to improve your cardiovascular performance.
Here's the diet today
10AM Trail Mix (too much!) 500cal/20g protein
Noon: Protein shake w/ fiber 300 /42g
2Pm: Protein Bar 300 /20g
4Pm: Protein Bar 300 /20g
6Pm: Lg pickle (for sodium) 5/ /0
(what most people don't know is that salt is an
important electrolyte for the training athlete.
During periods if strict diet a lack of sodium
can cause sever cramping)
930PM: 2 grilled chicken breasts 325 /50g
w 1 cup baked beans 250 /15g
Total 1980 cal /167g protein (with this consistent shortage of protein I risk muscle loss)
Here's the diet today
10AM Trail Mix (too much!) 500cal/20g protein
Noon: Protein shake w/ fiber 300 /42g
2Pm: Protein Bar 300 /20g
4Pm: Protein Bar 300 /20g
6Pm: Lg pickle (for sodium) 5/ /0
(what most people don't know is that salt is an
important electrolyte for the training athlete.
During periods if strict diet a lack of sodium
can cause sever cramping)
930PM: 2 grilled chicken breasts 325 /50g
w 1 cup baked beans 250 /15g
Total 1980 cal /167g protein (with this consistent shortage of protein I risk muscle loss)
