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Tag: afterburn

Lactic Acid

5 Ways Lactic Acid Benefits Your Workouts

You might think of lactic acid as a negative because it builds up during intense exercise, but it has some surprising benefits you might not be aware of. Here’s why you should celebrate lactic acid rather than curse it.

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Maximizing Afterburn: What Role Does Diet Play?

Maximizing Afterburn: What Role Does Diet Play?

One of the benefits of high-intensity interval training is the afte-burn effect. Afterburn, also known as EPOC, is the excess energy and calories your body has to expend to recover from an intense workout. The afterburn can keep your metabolism “revved up” for hours after you’ve finished exercising. What effect does diet or fasting prior to a high-intensity workout have on afterburn?

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What Exactly Is a Metabolic Workout?

What Exactly Is a Metabolic Workout?

In recent years, metabolic workouts have grown in popularity. Metabolic training is time expedient and research suggests it may be more effective for burning fat. This article discusses what metabolic workouts are and why they’re beneficial.

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What Type of a Workout is SuperCuts?

  We’ve received a lot of questions about exactly what kind of workout is SuperCuts?  Is it a cardio workout or Is it a strength training video? Well, SuperCuts is actually both a low impact cardio and a strength training  workout  (including core) all rolled into one video. This is a metabolic workout that is

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Resistance Training and Afterburn: Does Resistance Training Increase EPOC?

Resistance Training and Afterburn: Does Resistance Training Increase EPOC?

Who doesn’t want to keep burning fat even after they stop working out? When you work out intensely, your metabolism remains high for hours after an exercise session due to a phenomenon called EPOC or the afterburn effect. Most people think that you get a significant afterburn only after high-intensity aerobics – but what about resistance training? Does resistance exercise create an afterburn too?

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Cathe’s June 2012 Rotation

Hi Everyone! This month is about combination training. We will hit the weights heavier on certain weeks, lighter on other weeks, do more low impact on a given week and higher impact on another. Plus have some metabolic workouts in there to really keep the metabolism raved. Along with clean eating, sufficient water intake and

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