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Fitness Myth #1 - The Fat Burning Zone

by Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, CSCS,*D, CSPS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSC
May 2012

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Brad Schoenfeld, MS, CSCS, CSPS, NSCA-CPT, spoke at the NSCA's 2012 National Conference on the myth of the "fat-burning zone."

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Personal trainers Coaches

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Exercise Science Nutrition

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calories burned burn fat carbohydrates intensity EPOC

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