Is heart rate a good measure of fat burning?

Buck wrote:
That's what I meant, I know that training for long periods like that
ultimately damages muscle, 30 minutes to an hour can be good

AFAIUI (but I'm betting the triathletes have a better grasp of the
issues than I do) even if you exercise to "exhaustion" you are unlikely
to completely exhaust your muscle glycogen: fatigue is your body's way
of telling you to back off.

http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/39/1/34
http://www.53x12.com/do/show?page=article&id=62



-dan

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Daniel Barlow wrote:
:: Buck wrote:
::: That's what I meant, I know that training for long periods like that
::: ultimately damages muscle, 30 minutes to an hour can be good
::
:: AFAIUI (but I'm betting the triathletes have a better grasp of the
:: issues than I do) even if you exercise to "exhaustion" you are
:: unlikely to completely exhaust your muscle glycogen: fatigue is your
:: body's way of telling you to back off.
::
:: http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/39/1/34
:: http://www.53x12.com/do/show?page=article&id=62
::

Certainly you won't completely exhaust it, because your body will break down
muscle tissue to produce more (in the absence of dietary carbs). However,
you can deplete glycogen to the point of being unable to continue exercise
(ie, bonking).