Re: The Health, Wellness, weight loss, and fitness thread
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:22 am
Dunno what goals you guys are all after, but those of you who want mass and are training 4-6 days a week might want to cut it back a hair. Especially if you're running a lot, too. I've always been a hard gainer; it was difficult for me to break the 140 lb range! I've been doing resistance training with sandbags and a kettlebell at home, and cut back my running to two 4-mile runs a week. I supplement my diet with healthy fats like coconut oil, olive, oil, and generous (hopefully not too generous)helpings of almond butter because they're all packed with calories. Last time I weighed myself, I still weighed only 152 or so!
One thing Iv'e learned throughout years of various exercise programs and such is that high-intensity and short duration produces maximum results. IF you've been sedentary for a while, ease yourself into your running, biking and working out. But once you feel stronger, apply that maxim. After about an hour of intense exercise, your body will start to enter a catabolic state (I have a feeling yallerhon might be better at explaining this....) which basically means your body is breaking down more than building. Doing something like a pushup, pullup, short jog routine is probably okay every day, but doing a series of heavy weight lifting every day is not. A good example of the high-intensity short duration effect is sprinters. Go look at pictures of long distance runners vs sprinters. The difference is practically night and day.
There are mixed opinions on all of this because we all have different body types, but if you're doing something in order to get into better shape, and it's making you feel sore and tired even after you should have adapted to it, then you ought to change something about it; alter your diet, get enough rest, try different routines..... One thing I've heard a lot of is that a lot of long-distance running is bad for your adrenals. I used to LOOOOOVE long distance running, but after switching to high intensity resistance training and just a couple days of running, I have consistently more energy. I need to get into a gym, but I can't afford a membership until after I move somewhere at the end of the summer.
One thing Iv'e learned throughout years of various exercise programs and such is that high-intensity and short duration produces maximum results. IF you've been sedentary for a while, ease yourself into your running, biking and working out. But once you feel stronger, apply that maxim. After about an hour of intense exercise, your body will start to enter a catabolic state (I have a feeling yallerhon might be better at explaining this....) which basically means your body is breaking down more than building. Doing something like a pushup, pullup, short jog routine is probably okay every day, but doing a series of heavy weight lifting every day is not. A good example of the high-intensity short duration effect is sprinters. Go look at pictures of long distance runners vs sprinters. The difference is practically night and day.
There are mixed opinions on all of this because we all have different body types, but if you're doing something in order to get into better shape, and it's making you feel sore and tired even after you should have adapted to it, then you ought to change something about it; alter your diet, get enough rest, try different routines..... One thing I've heard a lot of is that a lot of long-distance running is bad for your adrenals. I used to LOOOOOVE long distance running, but after switching to high intensity resistance training and just a couple days of running, I have consistently more energy. I need to get into a gym, but I can't afford a membership until after I move somewhere at the end of the summer.
(also, supermoon ftw)