Cardio True or False?

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  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
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    A trainer at my gym (where I'm also a trainer) said cardio strips muscle.

    That's it. Cardio strips muscle. I do very little cardio, because cardio strips muscle.

    I can't believe it.
    I can't think of an example of another trade where your competitors might spout this amount of nonsense and still find work?
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,521 Member
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    I'm certainly no expert, BUT this doesn't make sense. If it were true, you could only do 15 minutes of cardio a day...

    I did read an earlier post that said "if she meant strength-training plus 15 minutes," this makes more sense.
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
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    Your body's use of fuel isn't based on the man-made "minute."
  • Mewcenary
    Mewcenary Posts: 66 Member
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    Don't just fire the trainer. Disown them.
  • somethinginherair
    somethinginherair Posts: 14 Member
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    Your trainer is full of it.........get yourself another trainer, she's an idiot.

    Agreed with everyone.
  • ZiezieO
    ZiezieO Posts: 228 Member
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    I'm glad I'm not crazy!

    I thought something was weird--Like I have been living under a rock no to know that basic fact.

    No, I didn't pay for the session, the gym I went to offers one free consultation, which was good in that it helped me learn a few machines that I wouldn't have known what to do with. But that factoid seemed a little nonsensical.

    Thanks for being the best Myth Busters out there!!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,566 Member
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    My goal is to start weight training so that I can figure compete.
    I met with a trainer, she said that after 15 mins, the body stops burning fat and starts to eat muscles.

    Is this true? I have about 36.7lbs body fat / 15+ fatty lbs to loose (she measured and told me).

    Should I lower my cardio to 15 mins and the rest strength or should I wait till I burn through my fat a little more before I drop?
    Trainer is misinformed. The first source of any physical activity to be burned is GLYCOGEN. Next would be fat, then lean tissue, but the body would have to be in a pretty extreme energy deficit for this to happen.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

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