How do I do the 'video-in-video' effect?

How do i know if the afterburn effect is in effect? And how effective is it really?

• I been hearing alot about it, and how it 'works'. About 99% of people who talked about the Afterburn effect said it worked amazingly well and it guarantees results. I got a strong diet, and i am fairly active. I just want to know what i would be feeling if the afterburn effect is in effect, and how effect it really is because, 1% of people talking about it (this one guy) said it was worthless and he sounded like a professional with his vocabluary usage and the facts. Help???

• Answer:

  It depends on which "afterburn" effect you're talking about. If you mean the short-term exhaustion, elevated respiratory rate and cardiac output, sweating, muscular and systemic fatigue, it does not last long and does little to burn extra calories calories. However, if you're talking about the replenishment that comes from glycogen (glycolysis) depletion and is available only through high intensity anaerobic exercise, then it will help burn extra calories for a period of up to a few days depending on the degree of glycogen depletion. That said, the average person only carries about 200 gm of glycogen in their muscles so they can only consume about an extra 200 calories by replenishing it assuming they burned it all. And, most people don't burn it all. Of course, this varies from person to person and is highly individualized. There's no way to know it's happening beyond just knowing you induced the biocem activity with your workout. It's worth mentioning that there's much more to glycogen depletion and "afterburn" than just using some extra calories. It also has the benefit of maintaining insulin sensitivity for a prolonged period of time which keeps the body wide inflammation under control and helps balance the catabolic and anabolic states supporting greater body-wide homeostasis and fitness. Good luck and good health!! ♠