-
Bollocks. Sure, there's an intensity where you will burn more fat than carbs but what's the point when you can use far more total calories by exercising harder? Unless you're barely able to walk, your best bang for buck is to ride as hard as you can in the time you have available.
Calories in vs. Calories out.
You use more calories during harder exercise and you use more afterwards.
If you overcompensate by eating more, you've failed to understand Calories in vs. Calories out.
hippy-
best bang for buck is to ride as hard as you can in the time you have available.
This, but with caveats. If weightloss is a priority, lowering intensity so that you're able to do the most volume is probably the best. If you go out hell for leather, you'll probably struggle to get out the next day, so if lower intensity means you get out more that might be best.
Consistency is king etc.
Nef
Is exercising in the 'fat-burn zone' legit or bollocks?
Over an hour on the turbo, maintaining an average HR in Z3/4/5 my work done will be 500/700/850 kJ respectively. Obviously I'm burning more calories with the greater effort, is there any truth in the suggestion that lower intensity will get rid of fat quicker? Am sceptical.