Mike Lowry
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Ok a short explanation of how I assume the body burns fat.
When using your muscles your heart pumps more blood into them, the harder you work the more blood is pumping and your heart works harder. While working your heart burns energy (calories). The bigger muscles you work the more blood pumps, the harder your heart works, and the more energy (calories) you burn. OK?
So the question is assuming all of that is correct above, how does your body choose where to get that energy from? Say I consume 1500 calories a day but my body uses 2500 calories where how does it encode which excess fat to burn? Does it take it from the closest fat pockets to the muscle(s) it is using? If that is the case that would make spot toning possible, correct?
The reason I ask all of this is I have been working hard to lose fat and am making progress in my stomach and finally some with my love handles. The love handles just started slimming down when I started training my core 3 times a week. I have always heard you cannot spot tone, only work harder to burn fat but it is working.
Comments?
When using your muscles your heart pumps more blood into them, the harder you work the more blood is pumping and your heart works harder. While working your heart burns energy (calories). The bigger muscles you work the more blood pumps, the harder your heart works, and the more energy (calories) you burn. OK?
So the question is assuming all of that is correct above, how does your body choose where to get that energy from? Say I consume 1500 calories a day but my body uses 2500 calories where how does it encode which excess fat to burn? Does it take it from the closest fat pockets to the muscle(s) it is using? If that is the case that would make spot toning possible, correct?
The reason I ask all of this is I have been working hard to lose fat and am making progress in my stomach and finally some with my love handles. The love handles just started slimming down when I started training my core 3 times a week. I have always heard you cannot spot tone, only work harder to burn fat but it is working.
Comments?