Martin MacDonald – Fat Burning vs. Fat Loss, Fasted Cardio & Low-Glycogen Training

Martin MacDonald is the founder of Mac-Nutrition, a nutrition eduation company.

In this episode we discuss:

• The key experiences that shaped Martin’s philosophy and approach
• The confusion around “fat burning” and what that means for actual fat loss
• The fasted cardio “debate”
• Does metabolic efficiency have a role to play in practice?
• Train low/Recover low: Using low glycogen training and recovery to enhance performance

Links:

• Eat More Fat, Burn More Fat: Myth, Magic or Metabolic Advantage?
• Body composition changes associated with fasted versus non-fasted aerobic exercise – Schoenfeld et al.