High Intensity Interval System - Maximize Burn
Increase Metabolism by Creating the Afterburn or What is called EPOC
Apr 6, 2009
We have innate body shapes that make becoming lean more easy, or more difficult, depending on genetic factors. There are three body types:
Ectomorph
Body types are naturally lean and thin skinned. They will see quicker looking body fat results than the two other body types, mesomorphs and endomorphs.
Mesomorph
Body types are characterized by dense musculature. They will see results less quickly than ectomorphs, but have greatest lean muscle looking potential.
Endomorph
Body types are characterized by softness and fatty areas throughout the body. These individuals respond to high intensity interval training less quickly than ectomorphs and mesomorphs, but results of fat loss percentages are more pronounced than the former two groups.
The Truth of the Matter
Think you are an Endomorph? Think again! Go back to your childhood, and recall what body type you were at age 10. This is what you are today, even if you feel a little soft. It's often difficult to imagine that most of us started as lean young children, but most of us did. We can get back to the basics though and change our bodies!
EPOC to Super Charge Metabolism
When you exercise using the high intensity interval system, your body consumes considerably more oxygen. And the more oxygen you expend, the more calories you burn. However this increased oxygen during exercise is not really what fuels what we all desire- a higher metabolic rate; it’s the after-burn, or what is called EPOC, and more descriptively, excess post exercise oxygen consumption that fuels our metabolism. It works like this. The more energy your body uses during training, the higher EPOC. EPOC works in increasing metabolism by telling your body to get back to balance or what is referred to as homeostasis.
Getting back to homeostasis takes energy though, and this energy burns calories for several hours if not days afterward. Keeping our body continually off balnace requires substantial energy, and this additional energy expenditure when implemented consistently That’s why hard working athletes who consume thousands of calories still find it difficult to sustain their weights. Their bodies are calorie burning machines even when they are at rest. How would you like to have even a fraction of their speedy metabolisms? You can. Look for my upcoming articles right here on suite 101! In the meantime, think about this.
- Training without good nutrition is nothing.
- Over eating is not good, but training hard when physically ready is good.
- You can do what you want to do.
- Now is the time.
- Control your destiny by managing your health.
For more articles pertaining to metabolism click on increasing metabolism.
