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Old 12-09-23 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rm -rf
I've read that Zone 2 helps with fat burning efficiency. I notice that I'm not quite as hungry after a Zone 2 session.
You may burn more fat during a zone 2 session, but zone 2 won't efficiently train muscles to burn fat. To efficiently train for fat burning, you need more muscle mitochondria, and higher intensity builds mitochondria more quickly. Reportedly, zone 4 is twice as efficient than zone 2 at developing mitochondria.
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