I mean dont you have to burn calories in order to burn fat?

I’ve seen ‘fat burn’ or ‘cardio’ modes on treadmills. They will help you achieve different heart rate levels. ‘fat burn’ is lower than ‘cardio’.

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As part of a good exercise programme with weights and cv on alternating days, combined with a healthy diet and some protein supplements, is it worth using creatine and a fat-burner together? My understanding is that creatine helps by locking water in amongst muscle fibres, but would a fat-burner not have the opposite effect?

I’m sorry, I have to intervene here. There is a lot of misinformation being banded about by people who do not really understand what these supplements are and what they are used for.

Look at the other answers given for your question: the chap that (says he) can lift 300 pounds says that neither creatine or protein have any effect on training. What? Creatine has been recognised as a performance enhancer in a huge number of studies being cited in various sport science and medical journals as a method of increasing power and endurance in muscle tissue.

It is a respiratory substrate that aids in the production of ATP as well as being a potent osmoregulator and has been used as such for decades. Look at any of the big names in body building today: Ronnie Coleman, Trey Brewer etc. All these guys use creatine supplements and can lift a damn sight more than 300lbs.

It is true that creatine should be cycled, can cause compartment syndrome in (extremely) dehydrated subjects and that there is some debate over the efficacy of the different types of creatine other than monohydrate but altogether it is widely accepted that it does in fact enhance performance.

Some people respond differently to supplementation but this is an individual difference and not a blanket rule. I won’t bother discussing the use of protein. To suggest that you don’t need it to gain muscle is ludicrous, like saying you can make steel without iron.

I have been hearing a bit about natural fat burner for weight loss. Can someone explain what this means?

- Chrissy

Natural mening the chemicals themselves that comprise the formula are found in plants, animals, minerals, and fungi, and aren’t molecularly altered. Fat burner meaning it somehow causes stored fat to be used up in the body whether it be because of thermogenesis, lipid mobility, cell energy increase, or other various mechanisms.

I am taking a fat burner called arson and was wondering if it is bad to drink alcohol while taking it.

It would counter the weight you are trying to lose. I used Arson by MAP and it worked ok. Just remember that alcohol has calories. Check your diet and watch your intake on calories. Don’t just rely on Arson to do the job. There is no magic pill and we have to do our part also.