Exercise Question

I read awhile ago on here or another site, that when doing calisthenics or any exercises if you do them for 30 or so minutes, then give yourself a 20 minute break, and do another 30 or so minutes of working out you lose more, compared to if you would do 60 minutes straight.  Does anyone know if there is truth to this or does it not matter either way?  Thanks in advance.

 Depends - higher intensity usually means more fat loss; so going full throttle for 2x30 minutes will mean more fat loss than to work at a lower intensity for 60 minutes.

 The difference is very small though, so it's really only worth it if you're very close to your goal weight.

i had had a link to an article detailing the release of triglycerides into the blood after the 20 minute break... not sure where it was mentioned though~

Original Post by melkor:

 Depends - higher intensity usually means more fat loss; so going full throttle for 2x30 minutes will mean more fat loss than to work at a lower intensity for 60 minutes.

 The difference is very small though, so it's really only worth it if you're very close to your goal weight.

I found the article I was talking about here:

http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstrac t/102/6/2158

I thought it might be a good idea to try out, but from what you posted it doesn't sound like it will make much of a difference. 

Well, over the short term there's nothing much that will make a detectable difference, but it's like with interval training. Even if the difference between doing steady state cardio and HIIT is only 150g more fat a week for HIIT - that's still an extra pound of fat a month. (600g)

 And one extra pound of fat a month - now that's something.

 So - well, the effect might be small per session, but over time it adds up. If you've got the time, go for it :)