E.P.O.C. = Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption.
What this means is, a state our bodies goes into after exercise, whereby it is taking in and utilizing more oxygen than normal, to recover from the workout you've just done.
So what is happening in this recovery process? Well our bodies are removing the waste products, like lactic acid, from our muscles and our body is also hard at work repairing and rebuilding our muscles. So our bodies are still hard at work even though the exercise is finished just to prepare us to be able to do it all again.
Now this is where it gets really exciting!
The reason we are taking in more oxygen is because we are metabolizing fat! You see to turn fat into energy this requires oxygen. Fat contains a lot of energy so our bodies use fat now after we finish exercising as energy to remove the lactic acid and rebuild our hard worked muscles. How good is this extra fat being burnt up even after we finish working out!
Now the question is what exercise is the best for inducing long bouts of EPOC so I can continue burning copious amounts of fat for a long, long time!
Research shows it is both high intensity strength training and interval cardio training. Research has shown that strength training can induce EPOC for up to 12 hours! It has also shown that interval training for most people promotes EPOC for up to 4 times longer than long steady cardio training. In a nut shell, what this means is lift heavy things and quality wins over quantity!!
Get lifting heavy weights today and enjoy your own E.P.O.C experience!
Happy Training T-Rex!
Tony Hebrard - Z Team Coach
If you have any questions, drop me a line here!
"Brisbane Personal Trainers: Tony & Jodie Hebrard"
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