The Scribble Pad: Why exercise does not cause weight loss. I.E. CICO is for dumb people.v/vmary said... From Art De Vany's book: "Muscle is medicine; it releases many substances that promote health. Fat( body fat, not dietary fat) is poison; it sends forth chemicals that disrupt metabolism and promote chronic disease and aging.Building muscle alters our metabolism; as we increase muscle mass, energy and nutrients are directed to our brain and muscle- not to our fat stores. When you become more slender and muscular, your body composition (ratio...
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
The Scribble Pad: Why exercise does not cause weight loss. I.E. CICO is for dumb people.Increasing "energy out", otherwise known as boosting your metabolic rate, or exercising more, does NOT result in body fat loss. This is because body fat is regulated by a myriad of hormone / endocrine signals, most specifically leptin.Expecting to raise energy needs and lose body fat from creating a "calorie deficit" is like trying to hold your breath to reduce your respiratory rate. Guess what happens? You breathe frantically when you let your guard down....
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Leangains Intermittent Fasting - Scooby's Home WorkoutsThe Hodgetwins have made Martin Berkhan’s Leangains Intermittent Fasting (IF) program even more famous. Is the incredible buzz about intermittent fasting deserved? In this article, I give you my un-biased opinion on what intermittent fasting is, if intermittent fasting works, and why it works.For those of you who won’t read this whole article, let me give you the conclusion first. The...
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1955143 User #465388 180 posts RidingTheBoom Participantgreenbird writes...If you're one, how did you go on it? Almost 1 yr on it and it has so many benefits its not funny. I have been using it to cut (9months) maintain (1 month) and now lean bulk (2 months). I didn't lose any strength on my near 10kg cut, so can assume negligible muscle loss – and I'm not a beginner (training over 10yrs). At my lowest weight (74-75kg) was around 7% bf, and still deadlifted 200kg. I'm...
Saturday, 6 April 2013
The interplay of exercise and ketosis – Part I « The Eating Academy | Peter Attia, M.D. The interplay of exercise and ketosis – Part II embarked on a self-experiment last weekend to see if I could better understand the interplay between the different types of exercise I do and ketone production (beta-hydroxybutyrate, or B-OHB, to be specific). To be clear, nothing I do with a sample size of one “proves” anything, but sometimes self-experiments...
Friday, 5 April 2013
2013 NSCA Personal Trainers Conference: Looking Back at my Debate with Dr. Jeff Volek | Alan Aragon's Blog2013 March 13by Alan AragonFun…..but Fricking NUTS!My second consecutive year presenting at the NSCA Personal Trainers Conference was one of the most rewarding, and definitely the most hectic speaking experience I’ve ever had. The way it works is that speakers do their presentation twice throughout the weekend so the audience...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
How Much Are You Supposed To Deadlift For Your Body Weight? | LIVESTRONG.COM The amount you deadlift gets determined by more than your body weight. Your strength levels, skill and gender all play a role. A small, novice lifter will deadlift far more than a massive, elite powerlifter. When selecting a training weight, remember that you must never compromise technique -- train your body, not your ego. Consult a health care practitioner before...
Strength level calculator: measure ability in common exercises such as the deadlift, clean and press, bench press, squat and power cleanMale strength tables (metric)These tables are available for men and women measured in either metric (kg) or imperial (lb). You can get a more accurate rating of strength using the strength level calculator.Bench press Body /kg Untrained Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite 60 42 62 81 101 121 70 45 66 87 108 129 80 48 70 92...
Deadlift: Test Your Strength - Men's FitnessFind out how strong you are and how to get strongerBy CJ MurphyTHE TESTEstimate your deadlift one-rep max—the most weight you can lift for one rep—and compare it to the calculations below.Your 1RM (one-rep max) is... Less than your body weight = Damn, you're weak1.25 x your body weight = You're average1.5 x body weight = You're pretty strong2 x body weight = You're a beast! A 200-pound guy who can deadlift...
How to Gain Weight with Just One Exercise - How to Build Muscle | Strength Training Workouts | Mass Gain Diet | How to Build Muscle | Strength Training Workouts | Mass Gain DietWhen people ask me how to gain weight the first thing I ask them is if they do deadlifts. If you are trying to get big but aren’t including deadlifts in your program you are wasting your time. There is simply no more effective mass building exercise than the deadlift.From your neck to your calves, nearly every muscle in your body gets activated and receives a powerful...
9 Ways to Break Through Any Deadlift Plateau Once And for All StrongLiftsApr 20th, 2011 by Mehdi |The Deadlift is the most important exercise next to the Squat. But nothing is more frustrating than plateauing on the same weight over & over. Worse even is when the weight you Deadlifted past workout for 5 reps suddenly doesn't even want to budge the floor. Maybe you've also experienced this on Deadlifts.Good news - here are 9 surefire strategies that I've used to break through any Deadlift plateau and pull 500lb raw at 165lb body-weight.1....
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