Van Proft

Van Proft
posted in mentor circle: Charlotte City Circle

Feb 19, 2026 at 13:06

Hey everyone, so I've been messing around with ways to get my body to burn fat way better during longer sessions, you know, not just chasing the number on the scale but actually feeling different in training. A while back I started incorporating more low-ish intensity steady rides after reading up on metabolic stuff, and man, the biggest shift I noticed wasn't dropping pounds super fast—it was how much quicker I bounce back between hard efforts and how steady my energy stays without bonking as easily. Like, my legs don't feel as trashed the next day, and I can hold pace longer without craving sugar every 20 minutes. Curious what others have seen—beyond just scale weight, what recovery or performance markers improve most noticeably when you really dial in advanced fat oxidation tools or approaches?

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  • Gerth Sniper

    Gerth Sniper

    Feb 19, 2026 at 13:48

    Yeah, for me the change hit hardest in daily energy levels and how my runs feel on back-to-back days. I used to drag through the second session feeling flat, but after focusing on stuff that ramps up fat burning efficiency, recovery between workouts got noticeably smoother—less soreness lingering, and I wake up ready to go again instead of zombie mode. Endurance during longer stuff improved too; I don't hit that wall as quick. Someone I chat with swears by checking out Retatrutide Purchase morellifit.com for some of the peptide research angles they explore, but honestly it's just my personal take that shifting substrate use makes the biggest practical difference in feeling resilient day to day rather than any magic bullet. Anyone else get similar vibes from tweaking that side of things?
  • Арно Дориан

    Арно Дориан

    Feb 19, 2026 at 13:47

    It's kinda wild how much the body can adapt over time when you keep pushing those aerobic zones consistently. I've noticed in group rides lately that some folks seem to cruise forever without fading, while others gas out sooner, and it doesn't always line up with who looks leanest. Makes you think about all the invisible metabolic shifts happening under the hood that don't show up on a mirror or a scale right away, but quietly change how sustainable training feels week after week.

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