EireDiver606
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I think you're a bit out of date with things, but ok.
It doesn't increase your metabolic rate if you're hungry. Breaking down meals into smaller portions throughout the day allows the body to not store excess calories as fat stores which in essence does keep metabolic rate higher, giving the body what it needs but not too much.
I wasn't using low weights actually.
And hiit burns more fat than steady state cardio. In fact, there are current research studies showing weight training is showing gains in metabolic rates for a longer period than both steady state cardio and hiit.
Op as I said stay consistent with lean proteins, veg's, in the gym and your rest and you'll see overall fitness gains for as long as you stay consistent.
HIIT doesn’t really burn fat as well as people think, it actually makes you more muscly. I know this from experience because I tried to lose weight a few years ago and did HIIT 20 mins 5 times a week and I didn’t really lose much fat or weight, I just gained more of a more muscly build but still had the fat. My cardiovascular fitness increased tremendously. HIIT burns fat but no where near as good as high volume low intensity steady state cardio does. If you need to lose a lot of weight, do long cardio, if you want to burn a little bit of fat but retain muscle, do HIIT.
Then I did walking 1 hour in the morning a few days a walk and actually lost stubborn fat. High intensity high volume means you get fitter but lose muscle. HIIT means your get fitter but you’re not actually burning as much as you think, no where near. My diet was the same for each.
There are a lot of misconceptions in the fitness industry. Try them and put the myth to the test.
As for the metabolic rate, metabolism is not how good your body is a not storing fat,it is how good it is at using energy. I never said you need to be hungry, just eat normal meals X3 a day. There has been no study performed that has proven that more frequent smaller meals increases metabolic rate by any measurable amount. All that matters is keeping active and balancing calories. Basal metabolic rate is the least amount of energy need for the body to function normally at rest. If you have high metabolism, it means your body is efficient in using the calories you put in because you are active or have muscles, muscles consume energy. Nothing to do with how often you eat. Do you want to be full or be slightly satisfied with your smaller meals is the last question because that’s just plain wrong. Metabolism is controlled by age, genetics, activity level, diet and how much muscle you have.
Maybe I’m completely wrong and I’m a natural freak as I got more muscly from doing HIIT. Maybe I was doing too much HIIT? I’ve heard of others on the internet who had happen to them what happened to me. HIIT you’re not doing it long enough to burn it completely as you’re stopping starting 2-3mins on 1 min off or 1 min on 1 min off. Now if you do long HIIT workouts, then you will definitely lose fat like 1 hour.
All I’ll say is don’t believe everything on the internet OP, try things for yourself and see what works for you.
The reason why HIIT is promoted as burning the fat best is because people assume you want to retain muscle.