Archive for the 'Fitness' Category

Funny Fitness Article

Brian July 30th, 2009

More than you ever wanted to know about cankles!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124830850199074223.html

Fallacies of Fitness and Strength Training

Brian December 10th, 2008

There is a never ending stream of misinformation that pervades the world of fitness and strength & conditioning. I will list some of the more common ones with a brief explanation.

“Training more=more results”- the human body has only so much reserves and capacity for physical work and it needs time to grow and recover. Protein synthesis, recovery and muscle accretion only occur WHEN YOU ARE RESTING!

“More repetitions=fat loss and definition”- this is only partly true. Doing more reps will burn slightly more calories, but not to an appreciable extent. Most of these calories will still be from stored carbohydrates and blood glucose. The body starts using fat as fuel after 15 minutes of steady rate aerobic training. Use diet and gH boosting weight training circuits to burn fat.

“Cardio training is the best way to burn fat”- see my other blogs on this topic.

“I have been training for 8 weeks and haven’t lost a pound”- when a beginning trainee starts an exercise regimen they can actually gain weight from muscle, body water and glycogen storage. If the scale stays the same, but your clothes are looser and you look better, then chances are you lost some bodyfat. Visit the scale no more than once per week, but make sure you are also taking measurements and getting your bodyfat checked.

“More protein intake=more muscle mass”- while protein is essential for building muscle, there is a point of diminishing returns when your intake becomes too high. There must be cell signaling (caused by the right training stimulus) for protein synthesis to occur and if there is excess intake that the body can’t use it can be stored as bodyfat. Keep your protein intake to 1g./lb. of lean body mass.

 

In Health,

Brian Ramage