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By Chris Seymour We have already established that midfielders sit equally deep, but at City Steady State Cardio is not the solution. even the wider players drop way deep, ’m sure at some stage you have won- That begs the question, ‘What is the so- which means Tevez really is a one-man dered what the best form of Cardio lution?’ The answer – Interval Training. harrying party. to achieve maximum fat loss might Interval Training has far greater effect They’re like the Chelsea team of six be. You may even fall into the cat- at boosting your metabolism. One of the years ago, Jose Mourinho’s first in charge Iegory of people who have been hammer- biggest cardio myths is that training in of the Blues, when they too had to mix ing away religiously at the same cardio the Zone is the best away to burn body and match a newly acquired bunch of routine with little to no change in phy- fat. superstars and were content to play out sique for months. This article will supply Understand that at any given moment 1-0 snuffing games.

Sport you with the necessary knowledge and you are burning calories from fat, Carbo- In that game, Chelsea’s only loss of help arm you with the tools to achieve hydrate (glucose), glycogen (stored en- the season so far, City made sure to play your desired results. ergy in your muscles) and protein. When a resolute five in the midfield, out-man- Steady State Cardio is not the answer. you are in the Zone, you burn a higher ning Chelsea in that area of the pitch The boring, long drawn out cardio ses- percentage of fat – I am not doubting and negating the threat of human bat- sions keeping your heart rate between 65 this. However, at this slower intensity you has been in top form tering ram Drogba by cutting the supply – 70% (the Zone) is not the solution to are burning far fewer calories per min- to him. your goals. In fact, it can be quite detri- ute. Predictably, the individuality of Tevez mental to your results, because too much Whereas (hypothetically) you may shone through and secured the result cardio can in fact slow your metabolism burn 60% calories from fat in this Zone By Peter Tromp for City in an otherwise close contest. down. as opposed to 45% calories from Fat Tevez wasn’t in top form this past week- Firstly, your body will become far training more intensely – if you burn 500 It’s been a little while since I wrote end against Arsenal, and thus the Gun- more efficient at burning body fat the calories training at an intense level, 45% about the circus that is the English Pre- ners coasted to a pretty comfortable win fitter you get (may take you twice as of those calories will come from fat (225 mier League, and it’s as a good a time as against City’s New Money boys. long to burn the equivalent calories) and calories from fat). ever in recent weeks to return, what with City were given a harsh blow early on after a while of exercise your body will If you were to intentionally slow your the table so fascinatingly perched. Chel- with the sending off of one of their cen- start to convert muscle tissue into glu- workout down to train in the zone, you sea is at the top, with a five point gap to tral defenders, and thus had to contend cose (for energy). may burn 300 calories in the same time, the Gunners, while Arsenal occupies the with the quick interchanging passing of This loss of lean muscle will slow your and although you may be burning more second spot along with the two warring Arsenal for almost an entire match, an metabolism down – making you smaller calories from fat, 60% of 300 calories is teams from Manchester. impossible situation to contend with. (you may weigh less on the scale), less 180 FAT calories. This is clear indication This will be the tenth week of Premier Arsenal is the one team among the efficient at burning fat with a weaker that you burn more fat calories training League action, which means the season top Premier League squads who can metabolism. It is also important to note at a higher intensity. Interval training is past the quarter mark. still play well without many of their top that while performing this steady state is also far more time efficient (able to Although it is still too early to make stars, simply because Arsene Wenger’s form of cardio, you only burn calories burn more fat calories in a much shorter predictions regarding a winner, as it is men have such a particular style of play Can Western while you are exercising, but it has no time). likely to be a closely fought affair right drilled into them, from the top down. Province bring the positive effect on your metabolism after So Interval Training will burn more to the end, Chelsea is looking very good, It is the flipside of Arsenal’s policy of Currie Cup back training! calories per minute, and will keep your a solid unit who know how to fit their having so many likeminded players and to the Cape? To best understand the above, ask metabolism elevated for hours after stars together. like-sized players in their squad. Find out on yourself the question: “Who is leaner – a completion. This elevation in your me- They have been playing without Frank Now, if the likes of Andre Arshavin Saturday at marathon runner or a sprinter?” The ob- tabolism will turn you into a fat burning Lampard for a while now, which means can conjure up some real desire and if 16:30 on SS1 vious answer is the sprinter, and the next machine. Imagine the thought that you we probably haven’t even seen them at Arsenal can overcome their naivety, the part of the article will help explain why. are burning fat all day and night (even their best yet. Gunners might end up with some silver- In the last couple of games, the mid- ware. field trio of John Obi Mikel, Michael Es- They are ever their own worst en- sien and summer addition has emies, more so than any team in the Weekend sport on TV - Highlights been very impressive. league. They usually sit deep, soaking up the What should be clear from all of this Friday – 29 Oct Absa Currie Cup: Final Sunday – 31 Oct pressure and covering the channels, al- is that the Premier League is no longer Cricket Sharks v WP– 16:30 – SS1 Cricket lowing the front three of the ever-im- the go-to league for lovers of the tradi- Pakistan v South Africa Soccer Pakistan v South Africa 2nd ODI – 12:30 pressive Florent Malouda, tional 4-4-2 formation. 1st ODI- 12:30 – SS2 Arsenal v West Ham Utd – – SS2 and Nicholas Anelka (or ) Almost everyone plays five in mid- MTN40 Dolphins v Cape Cobras 15:30 – SS3 Motorsport to wreck havoc up front with their move- field these days, and it has the made the – 15:45 – SS5 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea – Portugal Moto2 – 13:00 – SS1 ment and direct play. league a lot more technical. Soccer 15:55 – SS7 Portugal Main Race – 14:45 – SS1 In the absence of Lampard, Essien has You might have noticed that I neglect- Vasco Da Gama v Sundowns – Santos v Amazulu – 17:30 – SS4 Portugal 125cc – 16:15 – SS1 fulfilled the more creative midfield slot, ed to mention Manchester United in this 19:30 – SS4 Man Utd v Tottenham – 18:00 – SS3 Soccer and he has been outstanding, perhaps article, which might appear a slight as Hercules v Real Madrid – 19:55 – SS7 SuperSport Utd v Kaizer Chiefs – 15:00 even more so than when he occupies they are very much still in the running. Saturday – 30 Oct Barcelona v Sevilla – 21:55 – SS3 – SS4 a holding position or a midfield-terrier The simple answer: I didn’t want to. The Rugby Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool – 17:30 like role. The only time Chelsea’s strategy Rooney saga left such a bad taste in my New Zealand v Australia – 10:25 – SS6 – SS3 backfired was against Manchester City mouth that I’d happily not hear about four weeks ago, a team whose trio of United for quite some time.

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