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Both at rest and during exercise, the average concentrations for plasma glucose at rest: 4. The week training program had no effect on two genes involved in the transport and oxidation of blood glucose: hexokinase II 2.
However, the expression of two genes encoding for key enzymes in fatty acid metabolism were affected by the training program: skeletal muscle ACC2 was significantly lower after training ± 24 vs.
The expression of UCP3 The effect of endurance training on the contribution of different fat sources to total fat oxidation after endurance training is under debate. Part of this controversy could be explained by the methodological difficulties in using [ 13 C]- and [ 14 C]-fatty acid tracers to estimate the oxidation of plasma fatty acids, especially in the resting state However, Sidossis et al.
We showed that this acetate recovery is reproducible 25 but has a high interindividual variation and is influenced by infusion period, metabolic rate, respiratory quotient, and body composition 21 and therefore needs to be determined in every individual under similar conditions and at similar time points as the measurement of plasma-derived fatty acid oxidation.
In the present study, we therefore measured the acetate recovery factor at all time points in each individual both before and after the training program at least 7 days separated from the last training session to exclude the influence of the last exercise bout on the measurements and were therefore able to correct plasma-derived fatty acid oxidation rate for loss of label in the TCA cycle.
With the available stable isotope tracer methodology, we cannot distinguish between IMTG- or VLDL-derived fatty acid oxidation. Using electron microscopy, it has previously been shown that endurance-trained athletes have increased IMTG concentrations 36 , and because endurance athletes have an increased fat oxidation capacity, it seems logical that this increased IMTG storage after endurance training is an adaptation mechanism to allow IMTG oxidation during exercise.
The localization of the IMTG near the mitochondria would make these triglyceride pools an efficient source of substrate, especially during exercise. However, biochemical analysis of IMTGs is problematic, and therefore the use of IMTG remains controversial. On the other hand, the contribution of VLDL-derived fatty acids to fat oxidation during exercise is also still under debate 18 , The increased expression of LPL mRNA after training, as observed in our study, which is in accordance with previous studies showing increased LPL activity after endurance training in rodents 38 , 39 , and the reduced plasma triglyceride levels after the training program suggest that VLDL-derived fatty acids contribute significantly to total fat oxidation.
Alternatively, an increase in LPL after training might serve to provide fatty acids for the replenishment of IMTGs that have been oxidized during exercise Certainly, further studies are needed to clarify the contribution of IMTG- and VLDL-derived fatty acid oxidation to total fat oxidation.
Another important aspect of the present study is that we have examined the effect of a low-intensity training program for only 2 h per week. Because endurance training has been shown to increase the capacity to oxidize fatty acids, it has been proposed to be beneficial in overcoming the disturbances in fat oxidation often observed in obesity and diabetes 9.
To investigate the mechanisms behind the changes in substrate oxidation after the endurance-training program, we measured mRNA levels of several genes involved in glucose and fatty acid metabolism. A muscle biopsy was taken 6—7 days before the training program and 6—7 days after the last training session to exclude the influence of acute exercise on mRNA expression.
The expression of two genes involved in regulatory steps of glucose metabolism, i. As mentioned above, mRNA expression of LPL, which hydrolyzes plasma triglycerides and directs the released FFAs into the tissue 22 , tended to increase after training, suggesting that the capacity of skeletal muscle to hydrolyze VLDL triglycerides may be improved by the training program.
Inside the muscle cell, ACC2 activity has recently been suggested to control the rate of fatty acid oxidation and triglyceride storage ACC2 catalyzes the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to form malonyl-CoA, an intermediate that inhibits the activity of CPT1. CPT1 catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the transfer of fatty acyl-CoA into mitochondria, where they undergo oxidation.
Although we were not able to measure ACC2 enzyme activity, it is tempting to speculate that a decrease in ACC2 activity after training was responsible for the observed training-induced increase in fat oxidation. Because high levels of malonyl-CoA have been associated with insulin resistance 42 , the reduction of ACC2 with endurance training could possibly be beneficial in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Finally, we determined the expression of the human UCP3, which has recently also been implicated in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane In a cross-sectional study, we have previously found that UCP3 mRNA was lower in trained than in untrained subjects In the present study, we did not find a significant effect of the training program on UCP3 mRNA expression, suggesting that the training program was not severe enough to result in changes in UCP3 mRNA.
Remarkably, we recently found that, in the same study, UCP3 protein content was significantly decreased after training in all subjects The reason for the discrepancy between the effect of training on UCP3 mRNA expression and protein cannot be deduced from the present study but might involve posttranslational regulation, although the number of subjects is too limited to make such a conclusion.
The mechanism behind this adaptation seems to involve a chronic upregulation of LPL mRNA expression and a chronic downregulation of ACC2, potentially leading to lower malonyl-CoA concentration and less inhibition of CPT1. In contrast to moderate- to high-intensity endurance training, the mild training protocol did not increase hexokinase II and GLUT4 expression, indicating that specifically fat oxidation was improved.
This study was supported by a grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO to P. and a grant from the Netherlands Heart Foundation to D. The laboratories are members of the Concerted Action FATLINK FAIR-CT , supported by the European Commission. The authors thank Paulette Vallier for help in mRNA analysis and Dr.
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J Clin Invest. This allows for increased fatty acid release from adipose tissue and fatty acid delivery to the muscle. Exercise intensity has a great impact on fat oxidation. This counterintuitive drop in fat utilization during high intensity exercise is caused by several factors.
One factor is related to blood flow to adipose tissue and thus reduced fatty acid supply to the muscle. At high exercise intensity, blood flow is shunted or directed away from adipose tissue so that fatty acids released from adipose tissue become trapped in the adipose capillary beds, and are not carried to the muscle to be used Horowitz and Klein, Another reason for reduced fat usage at high exercise intensities is related to the enzyme CPT1.
CPT1 is important in the carnitine shuttle that moves fatty acids into the mitochondria for oxidation. The activity of CPT1 can be reduced under conditions of high intensity exercise. Two mechanisms are thought to reduce CPT1 activity during intense exercise. As stated above, with increasing exercise intensity fatty acid oxidation drops while carbohydrate oxidation increases.
The increased usage of carbohydrate leads to increased levels of a molecule called malonyl CoA inside the cell Horowitz and Klein, Malonyl CoA can bind to and inhibit the activity of CPT1 Achten and Jeukendrup, Another way intense exercise may reduce CPT1 activity is by changes in cellular pH.
The cellular pH is the measure of the acidity in the cell's cytoplasm fluid in terms of the activity of hydrogen ions. As exercise intensity increases the muscle becomes more acidic. Increased acidity which means the pH is lowering can also inhibit CPT1 Achten and Jeukendrup, The reason for the increased acidity during high intensity exercise is not because of lactic acid formation as once thought.
Instead, acidosis increases because the muscle is using more ATP at the contracting muscle fibers just outside of the mitochondria , and the splitting of ATP releases many hydrogen ions into the cellular fluid sarcoplasm leading to the acidosis in the cell Robergs, Ghiasvand and Parker, Too much emphasis is often placed on percent of fatty acid contribution of Calories burned during a single bout of exercise.
Recovery from a bout of exercise as well as training adaptations to repeated bouts are important to consider when working with clients with fat loss goals. Focus Paragraph.
The Splitting of Adenosine Triphosphate ATP ATP is split by water called hydrolysis with the aid of the ATPase enzyme. During intense exercise there is a high level of hydrolysis of ATP by the muscles fibers.
Each ATP molecule that is split releases a hydrogen ion, which is the cause of acidosis in the cell Robergs, Ghiasvand and Parker, This acidosis can slow the carnitine shuttle that moves fatty acids into the mitochondria for oxidation.
This elevated metabolic rate is termed excess post exercise oxygen consumption EPOC. EPOC appears to be greatest when exercise intensity is high Sedlock, Fissinger and Melby, For example, EPOC is higher after high intensity interval training HIIT compared to exercise for a longer duration at lower intensity Zuhl and Kravitz, EPOC is also notably observed after resistance training Ormsbee et al.
EPOC is particularly elevated for a longer period of time after eccentric exercise due to additional cellular repair and protein synthesis needs of the muscle cells Hackney, Engels, and Gretebeck, Many studies also show that during the period of EPOC, fat oxidation rates are increased Achten and Jeukendrup, , Jamurtas et al.
Comparatively, fatty acid use during high intensity bouts of exercise such as HIIT and resistance training may be lower as compared to moderate intensity endurance training; however, high intensity exercise and weight training may make up for this deficit with the increased fatty acid oxidation through EPOC.
Comparison of Effect of Light Exercise versus Heavy Exercise on EPOC Some key factors that contribute to the elevated post-exercise oxygen consumption during high intensity exercise include the replenishment of creatine phosphate, the metabolism of lactate, temperature recovery, heart rate recovery, ventilation recovery, and hormones recovery Sedlock, Fissinger and Melby, Interestingly, lipolysis breakdown of fats to release fatty acids and fat release from adipocytes is not different between untrained and trained people Horowitz and Klein, This suggests that the improved ability to burn fat in trained people is attributed to differences in the muscle's ability to take up and use fatty acids and not the adipocyte's ability to release fatty acids.
The adaptations that enhance fat usage in trained muscle can be divided into two categories: 1 those that improve fatty acid availability to the muscle and mitochondria and 2 those that improve the ability to oxidize fatty acids.
Fatty acid availability One way exercise can improve fatty acid availability is by increasing fatty acid transport into the muscle and mitochondria. As mentioned above, specific proteins mediate transport of fatty acids into the muscle and mitochondria.
Together these proteins will improve fat transport into the muscle and mitochondria to be used for energy. Exercise may also cause changes in the intramuscular lipid droplet that contains IMTAGs. The intramuscular lipid droplet is mostly found in close proximity to the mitochondria Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Having IMTAGs close to the mitochondria makes sense for efficient IMTAG usage so that fatty acids released from the lipid droplet do not have to travel far to reach the mitochondria.
Exercise training can further increase IMTAG availability to the mitochondria by causing the lipid droplet to conform more closely to the mitochondria. This increases surface area for more rapid fatty acid transport from the lipid droplet into the mitochondria Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Exercise training may also increase the total IMTAG stores Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Another training adaptation that may improve fatty acid availability is increased number of small blood vessels within the muscle Horowitz and Klein, Remember, fatty acids can enter the muscle through the very small blood vessels.
Increasing the number of capillaries around the muscle will allow for increased fatty acid delivery into the muscle. Fatty acid breakdown IMTAGs are a readily available substrate for energy during exercise because they are already located in the muscle.
Trained athletes have an increased ability to use IMTAG efficiently during exercise Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Athletes also tend to have larger IMTAG stores than lean sedentary individuals. Overweight and obese individuals, interestingly, also have high levels of IMTAG but are not able to use IMTAGs during exercise like athletic individuals can Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, So what causes the reduced ability to use IMTAGs in obese individuals?
A logical guess would be that they have dysfunctional mitochondria that cannot use fatty acid properly. Research has shown however, that the mitochondria from muscles of obese individuals are not dysfunctional Holloway et al.
Instead, the number of mitochondria per unit of muscle mitochondrial density is reduced in an obese population Holloway et al. Reduced mitochondrial density is a more likely explanation for reduced ability to use fat for energy in obese individuals.
An important adaptation to exercise training is increased mitochondrial density Horowitz and Klein ; Zuhl and Kravitz, Increasing mitochondrial density would improve the ability to use fat and benefit individuals with fat loss goals. Endurance exercise training is an effective way to improve the body's fatty acid usage abilities by improving the availability of fatty acids to the muscle and mitochondria and by increasing fatty acid oxidation Horowitz and Klein, HIIT training has also been shown to result in similar fat burning adaptations while requiring fewer workouts and less total time commitment Zuhl and Kravitz, Practical application Rather than trying to maximize fat oxidation in a single bout of exercise, it is recommended that the personal trainer design a workout program aimed at causing muscle adaptations described above to improve fatty acid oxidation ability.
The exercise professional should include interval and endurance training programs as these have been shown to improve mitochondrial density and fat oxidation Zuhl and Kravitz, In addition, regular progressively increasing programs of resistance training are encouraged as this training will enhance EPOC and post-workout fat oxidation.
Also, the personal trainer should encourage the client to engage in low to moderate intensity exercise such as walking and cycling on off hard workout days in order to enhance caloric deficit and support muscle adaptions between training days.
Workout examples High intensity interval training HIT with variable recovery modified from Seiler and Hetlelid, High intensity interval training uses exercise intensity that corresponds to the individual's VO2max.
Seiler and Hetlelid exercised subjects at their highest running speeds for 4 minutes with 1, 2 or 4 minutes of recovery and repeated this interval 6 times.
The idea of a systematic variation of the recovery is a very novel approach to interval training and certainly warrants more research. The workout Have the client complete up to 6 sets of 4-minute bouts at a maximal sustained workout effort and vary each recovery period to be 1 min, 2 min or 4 minutes at a light intensity client's self-selected intensity.
Sprint interval training SIT Modified from Burgomaster et al. The maximal effort generated in SIT necessitates a small work to larger rest ratio. Mohebbi H, Azizi M. Maximal fat oxidation at the different exercise intensity in obese and normal weight men in the morning and evening.
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The Journey of a Fatty Acid to Muscle The Adipocyte Fat is primarily stored in designated fat storage cells called adipocytes. For the most part, adipocytes are located just under the skin throughout the body as well as in regions surrounding vital organs for protection called visceral fat.
Most of the fat inside the adipocytes is in the form of a triacylglycerol TAG or triglyceride. TAGs are composed of a backbone glycerol with 3 fatty acid tails.
Depending on energy supply and demand, adipocytes can take up and store fat from the blood or release fat back to the blood. After eating, when energy supply is high, the hormone insulin keeps the fatty acids inside the adipocyte Duncan et al.
After a few hours of fasting, or especially during exercise, insulin levels tend to drop while other hormones such as epinephrine otherwise called adrenaline increase. When epinephrine binds to the adipocyte it causes lipolysis of the TAG stores in the adipocyte Duncan et al.
Lipolysis is the separation of the fatty acids from the glycerol backbone. After lipolysis, the fatty acids and glycerol can leave the adipocyte and enter the blood. Fatty Acids In the Blood The blood is an aqueous water based environment.
Because fat is not water-soluble i. The primary protein carrier for fat in the blood is albumin Holloway et. One albumin protein can carry multiple fatty acids through the blood to the muscle cell Horowitz and Klein, In the very small blood vessels capillaries surrounding the muscle, fatty acids can be removed from albumin and taken into the muscle Holloway et al.
Fatty Acids From the Blood into the Muscle In order for fatty acids to get from the blood into the muscle they must cross two barriers. The first is the cell lining that makes up the capillary called the endothelium and the second is the muscle cell membrane known as the sarcolemma.
Fatty acid movement across these barriers was once thought to be extremely rapid and unregulated Holloway et al. More recent research shows that this process is not nearly as rapid as once thought and that it requires special binding proteins present at the endothelium and sarcolemma to take in fatty acids Holloway et al.
The Two Fates of Fat Inside the Muscle Once inside the muscle, a molecule called Coenzyme A CoA is added to the fatty acid Holloway et al. CoA is a transport protein which maintains the inward flow of fatty acids entering into the muscle and prepares the fatty acid for two fates: 1 oxidation a process in which electrons are removed from a molecule to produce energy or, 2 storage within the muscle Holloway et al.
Fat that is stored inside the muscle is called intramyocellular triacylglycerol IMTAG or intramuscular fat. The amount of IMTAG in slow twitch muscles the slow oxidative fibers is two to three times greater than the IMTAG stored in fast twitch muscles fibers Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers.
This is because it is a metabolically active fatty acid substrate especially used during periods of increased energy expenditure, such as endurance exercise.
Fatty Acids Burned for Energy Fatty acids burned for energy oxidized in the muscle can either come directly from the blood or from the IMTAG stores. In order for fatty acids to be oxidized, they must be transported into the cell's mitochondria.
The mitochondrion is an organelle that functions like a cellular power plant. The mitochondrion processes fatty acids and other fuels to create a readily usable energy currency ATP to meet the energy needs of the muscle cell. Most fatty acids are transported into the mitochondria using a shuttle system called the carnitine shuttle Holloway et al.
The carnitine shuttle works by using two enzymes and carnitine an amino acid-like molecule to bring the fatty acids into the mitochondria. One of these enzymes is called carnitine palmitoyl transferase I CPTI. Once inside the mitochondria, fatty acids are broken down through several enzymatic pathways including beta-oxidation, tricarboxylic acid cycle TCA , and the electron transport chain to produce ATP.
Focus Paragraph: An Overview of Fat Metabolism in the Mitochondrion Fatty acids are transported into the muscle where they are either stored as IMTAG or transported into the mitochondrion, which can be referred to as the fat-burning furnace in a person's body cells as this is the only place TAG are completely broken down.
The electron transporters take the electrons to the electron transport chain for further oxidation, which leads to a liberation of energy that is used to produce adenosine triphosphate ATP. Unused energy becomes heat energy to sustain the body's core temperature.
This ATP synthesizing process depends upon a steady supply of oxygen, which is why this process is aptly nicknamed aerobic metabolism or aerobic respiration. Fatty Aid Oxidation During a Single Bout of Exercise At the start of exercise blood flow increases to adipose tissue and muscle Horowitz and Klein, This allows for increased fatty acid release from adipose tissue and fatty acid delivery to the muscle.
Exercise intensity has a great impact on fat oxidation. This counterintuitive drop in fat utilization during high intensity exercise is caused by several factors.
One factor is related to blood flow to adipose tissue and thus reduced fatty acid supply to the muscle. At high exercise intensity, blood flow is shunted or directed away from adipose tissue so that fatty acids released from adipose tissue become trapped in the adipose capillary beds, and are not carried to the muscle to be used Horowitz and Klein, Another reason for reduced fat usage at high exercise intensities is related to the enzyme CPT1.
CPT1 is important in the carnitine shuttle that moves fatty acids into the mitochondria for oxidation. The activity of CPT1 can be reduced under conditions of high intensity exercise. Two mechanisms are thought to reduce CPT1 activity during intense exercise.
As stated above, with increasing exercise intensity fatty acid oxidation drops while carbohydrate oxidation increases.
The increased usage of carbohydrate leads to increased levels of a molecule called malonyl CoA inside the cell Horowitz and Klein, Malonyl CoA can bind to and inhibit the activity of CPT1 Achten and Jeukendrup, Another way intense exercise may reduce CPT1 activity is by changes in cellular pH.
The cellular pH is the measure of the acidity in the cell's cytoplasm fluid in terms of the activity of hydrogen ions. As exercise intensity increases the muscle becomes more acidic. Increased acidity which means the pH is lowering can also inhibit CPT1 Achten and Jeukendrup, The reason for the increased acidity during high intensity exercise is not because of lactic acid formation as once thought.
Instead, acidosis increases because the muscle is using more ATP at the contracting muscle fibers just outside of the mitochondria , and the splitting of ATP releases many hydrogen ions into the cellular fluid sarcoplasm leading to the acidosis in the cell Robergs, Ghiasvand and Parker, Too much emphasis is often placed on percent of fatty acid contribution of Calories burned during a single bout of exercise.
Recovery from a bout of exercise as well as training adaptations to repeated bouts are important to consider when working with clients with fat loss goals. Focus Paragraph. The Splitting of Adenosine Triphosphate ATP ATP is split by water called hydrolysis with the aid of the ATPase enzyme. During intense exercise there is a high level of hydrolysis of ATP by the muscles fibers.
Each ATP molecule that is split releases a hydrogen ion, which is the cause of acidosis in the cell Robergs, Ghiasvand and Parker, This acidosis can slow the carnitine shuttle that moves fatty acids into the mitochondria for oxidation.
This elevated metabolic rate is termed excess post exercise oxygen consumption EPOC. EPOC appears to be greatest when exercise intensity is high Sedlock, Fissinger and Melby, For example, EPOC is higher after high intensity interval training HIIT compared to exercise for a longer duration at lower intensity Zuhl and Kravitz, EPOC is also notably observed after resistance training Ormsbee et al.
EPOC is particularly elevated for a longer period of time after eccentric exercise due to additional cellular repair and protein synthesis needs of the muscle cells Hackney, Engels, and Gretebeck, Many studies also show that during the period of EPOC, fat oxidation rates are increased Achten and Jeukendrup, , Jamurtas et al.
Comparatively, fatty acid use during high intensity bouts of exercise such as HIIT and resistance training may be lower as compared to moderate intensity endurance training; however, high intensity exercise and weight training may make up for this deficit with the increased fatty acid oxidation through EPOC.
Comparison of Effect of Light Exercise versus Heavy Exercise on EPOC Some key factors that contribute to the elevated post-exercise oxygen consumption during high intensity exercise include the replenishment of creatine phosphate, the metabolism of lactate, temperature recovery, heart rate recovery, ventilation recovery, and hormones recovery Sedlock, Fissinger and Melby, Interestingly, lipolysis breakdown of fats to release fatty acids and fat release from adipocytes is not different between untrained and trained people Horowitz and Klein, This suggests that the improved ability to burn fat in trained people is attributed to differences in the muscle's ability to take up and use fatty acids and not the adipocyte's ability to release fatty acids.
The adaptations that enhance fat usage in trained muscle can be divided into two categories: 1 those that improve fatty acid availability to the muscle and mitochondria and 2 those that improve the ability to oxidize fatty acids.
Fatty acid availability One way exercise can improve fatty acid availability is by increasing fatty acid transport into the muscle and mitochondria. As mentioned above, specific proteins mediate transport of fatty acids into the muscle and mitochondria.
Together these proteins will improve fat transport into the muscle and mitochondria to be used for energy. Exercise may also cause changes in the intramuscular lipid droplet that contains IMTAGs. The intramuscular lipid droplet is mostly found in close proximity to the mitochondria Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Having IMTAGs close to the mitochondria makes sense for efficient IMTAG usage so that fatty acids released from the lipid droplet do not have to travel far to reach the mitochondria.
Exercise training can further increase IMTAG availability to the mitochondria by causing the lipid droplet to conform more closely to the mitochondria. This increases surface area for more rapid fatty acid transport from the lipid droplet into the mitochondria Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Exercise training may also increase the total IMTAG stores Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Another training adaptation that may improve fatty acid availability is increased number of small blood vessels within the muscle Horowitz and Klein, Remember, fatty acids can enter the muscle through the very small blood vessels.
Increasing the number of capillaries around the muscle will allow for increased fatty acid delivery into the muscle. Fatty acid breakdown IMTAGs are a readily available substrate for energy during exercise because they are already located in the muscle.
Trained athletes have an increased ability to use IMTAG efficiently during exercise Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, Athletes also tend to have larger IMTAG stores than lean sedentary individuals. Overweight and obese individuals, interestingly, also have high levels of IMTAG but are not able to use IMTAGs during exercise like athletic individuals can Shaw, Clark and Wagenmakers, So what causes the reduced ability to use IMTAGs in obese individuals?
A logical guess would be that they have dysfunctional mitochondria that cannot use fatty acid properly. Research has shown however, that the mitochondria from muscles of obese individuals are not dysfunctional Holloway et al.
Instead, the number of mitochondria per unit of muscle mitochondrial density is reduced in an obese population Holloway et al. Reduced mitochondrial density is a more likely explanation for reduced ability to use fat for energy in obese individuals. An important adaptation to exercise training is increased mitochondrial density Horowitz and Klein ; Zuhl and Kravitz, Increasing mitochondrial density would improve the ability to use fat and benefit individuals with fat loss goals.
Endurance exercise training is an effective way to improve the body's fatty acid usage abilities by improving the availability of fatty acids to the muscle and mitochondria and by increasing fatty acid oxidation Horowitz and Klein, HIIT training has also been shown to result in similar fat burning adaptations while requiring fewer workouts and less total time commitment Zuhl and Kravitz, Practical application Rather than trying to maximize fat oxidation in a single bout of exercise, it is recommended that the personal trainer design a workout program aimed at causing muscle adaptations described above to improve fatty acid oxidation ability.
The exercise professional should include interval and endurance training programs as these have been shown to improve mitochondrial density and fat oxidation Zuhl and Kravitz, In addition, regular progressively increasing programs of resistance training are encouraged as this training will enhance EPOC and post-workout fat oxidation.
Also, the personal trainer should encourage the client to engage in low to moderate intensity exercise such as walking and cycling on off hard workout days in order to enhance caloric deficit and support muscle adaptions between training days.
Workout examples High intensity interval training HIT with variable recovery modified from Seiler and Hetlelid, High intensity interval training uses exercise intensity that corresponds to the individual's VO2max. Seiler and Hetlelid exercised subjects at their highest running speeds for 4 minutes with 1, 2 or 4 minutes of recovery and repeated this interval 6 times.
The idea of a systematic variation of the recovery is a very novel approach to interval training and certainly warrants more research. The workout Have the client complete up to 6 sets of 4-minute bouts at a maximal sustained workout effort and vary each recovery period to be 1 min, 2 min or 4 minutes at a light intensity client's self-selected intensity.
Fatty acids are shuttled from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria via the actions of a substance called carnitine, which many of you have probably seen in your favorite fat burning supplements, such as Steel Sweat. Once converted into ATP, the energy can then be used by the cell to power it to perform whatever sort of activity you might be performing weight lifting, cardio, walking, laying on the sofa, etc.
In certain cases i. starvation, fasting, etc. high amounts of fatty acids are broken down and subsequently flood the mitochondria. These ketone bodies are rich in energy and the preferred source of energy for people following low-carb, ketogenic, and zero carb diets.
Since most people entering the fitness space are wanting to lose fat, it would make sense to discuss what things we can do to enhance fat oxidation and accelerate fat loss.
One of these ways is by reducing caloric expenditure, i. creating a calorie deficit. This is why in order to lose fat, cutting calories is one of the main things you have to do. Weight loss ultimately boils down to energy balance in the body, i.
calories in vs calories out. Earlier in this article, we discussed the importance of hormone-sensitive lipase in the liberating of stored fatty acids from adipose tissue. Insulin is the hormone in your body that is responsible for driving nutrients into your cells, including muscle and fat cells, which can then be used for energy production.
The main macronutrient that causes insulin levels to rise is carbohydrates and seeing that insulin effectively shuts off the fat burning process, maintaining low levels of insulin is essential to maximizing fat burning.
This is why so many ketogenic, low carb, no carb diets restrict carbohydrate intake. You can still have your carbs and burn body fat, but it requires some proper nutritional selections on your part. Simple sugars create larger insulin spikes in the body than complex carbohydrates or protein.
As we stated above, increasing your calories out is one of the ways you can tip energy balance in favor of fat loss. This, of course, is accomplished through exercise, and we can maximize fat burning by performing the right types of exercise.
Science has pretty clearly shown that during exercise, your muscles can use both dietary carbohydrate and fat operate as substrates used for energy.
Your body has a finite amount of glycogen stored in the muscle. Once these stores are exhausted, the body will start pulling from your fat stores for energy. Low to moderate intensity forms of exercise primarily use fat as their source of energy. The higher you go with exercise intensity, the more you shift to burning glycogen and glucose.
The longer you train, the more you deplete glycogen and once those stores are depleted, you will switch to burning fat for fuel. Additionally, the more fit you are, the lower your resting insulin levels will be, thus allowing you to burn more fat outside of your eating windows.
Due to these factors, you can begin to understand why most fasted cardio sessions are performed at a relatively low intensity -- it maximizes fat burning in the body. The oxygen deficit created by high-intensity forms of training such as weight lifting or interval training leads to greater overall calorie burning as your body works to restore homeostasis.
The point of this is to say that both steady-state and high-intensity interval training can be used to lose body fat. The mechanisms by which they work are different, but the end result is the same. Fat burning is a billion-dollar industry, yet very few people actually understand the theory and science of what it takes to burn fat, and even fewer know how to apply it to daily life.
And, if you need some help burning extra calories and shifting your body towards a greater fat burning environment, check out Steel Sweat. Steel Sweat is the ideal pre-workout for fasted training. Not only does it include ingredients such as caffeine which help release fatty acids to be burned for energy it also includes several pro-fat burning compounds, such as L-Carnitine L-Tartrate and Paradoxine, which take those liberated fatty acids and burn them for energy.
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Accept Decline. Your cart is empty Continue shopping. Clear Close. Ingredients The Complete Guide to Fat Oxidation. Educate them. Fat Burning vs. What does fat oxidation mean? What Happens during Fat Oxidation? Oxidation: Burning Fat for Fuel As the fatty acids enter the cell, they are stored in the cytoplasm of the cell, which is the thick solution that fills the inner regions of the cell.
How to Increase Fat Oxidation Since most people entering the fitness space are wanting to lose fat, it would make sense to discuss what things we can do to enhance fat oxidation and accelerate fat loss.
Reduce Calories One of these ways is by reducing caloric expenditure, i. Regulate Insulin Levels Earlier in this article, we discussed the importance of hormone-sensitive lipase in the liberating of stored fatty acids from adipose tissue.
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Journal of the International Promote fat oxidation of Sports Nutrition oxidatipn 18 oxidatiln, Article number: Promote fat oxidation Cite this article. Metrics Promote fat oxidation. Oxidattion is evidence that Herbal respiratory health increases the maximal oxivation oxidation rate MFO and aerobic capacity, which are known to be lower in the morning than in the afternoon. This paper examines the effect of caffeine intake on the diurnal variation of MFO during a graded exercise test in active men. A graded cycling test was performed. MFO and maximum oxygen uptake VO 2max were measured by indirect calorimetry, and the intensity of exercise that elicited MFO Fat max calculated. Compared to the placebo, caffeine increased mean MFO by
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