Lose weight, Exercise less !

[Caerus]

I guess that mutton breyani I just had did nothing to help me lose some weight, but damn it was so good

[Stiglitz86]

My problem is as stated by others....Increase in exercise increases food intake....Stop exercise food intact stays the same....I just really enjoy my food - A LOT...

 

I need to drop atleast 10kg by December....

[rudi-h]

you should bear in mind that to many "exercise" is mistaken as the act of going to gym with the primary objective to look cool (for guys) or hot (for girls).

 

For the guys it means to stand in front of the mirrors and admiring your pumped muscles after a few bicep curls, whilst making sounds to attract attention as soon as you pick up something heavy. Another important aspect of this type of exercise is that you need to constantly talk to everyone around you about the supplements you are using, and at least once in every second sentence mention how many kg's you've gained since you started your new programme.

 

For girls it means to goof around on the orbital walker or those comfy bicycles while reading a book. I mean it would just be horrible if your brand new gym outfit shows some sweat stains during your workout...

(PS I have absolutely no objection to girls standing around in gym with the sole purpose of looking hot, I just don't think it classifies as exercise)

 

If you train hard, then you lose weight period. If you disagree, then you're not training hard enough. If you further disagree, enter an event sufficiently hard like Ironman and you will lose weight, guaranteed!

 

There's a saying that goes: "Don't eat less, just train harder". Those are very wise and true words!

Edited September 21, 2012 by rudi-h

[Topwine]

There's a saying that goes: "Don't eat less, just train harder". Those are very wise and true words!

 

Not sure Mark Sisson would agree with you here ...

 

I excelled at cross-country and distance track events in high school and at Williams College, where I was a pre-med candidate and received my degree in Biology.

In fact, the running was going so well after college that I decided to forgo medical school for a few years (it’s at 31 years now) and concentrate on a running career. I trained seriously as a marathoner for another five years, racking up well over 100 miles each week in training. The effort culminated in a top 5 finish in the 1980 US National Marathon Championships and a qualifying spot for the 1980 US Olympic Trials. Unfortunately, by then the inhuman amount of training and weekly racing was taking its toll and I found myself constantly sick or injured. (Note to self: too much exercise is not a good thing). In fact, in my last year of competition, as a world class, extremely “fit” athlete, I experienced eight upper respiratory infections! Clearly I was ruining my immune system and my joints doing too much exercise. That’s when I started exploring nutrition and supplementation as a way to enhance my performance and to support my damaged body and bolster my immune system.

The running injuries – osteoarthritis and tendonitis – precluded ever racing at a high level again, but that was just about the time that the new sport of Triathlon was starting to emerge, and I was immediately hooked. While I couldn’t run much anymore, I could certainly cycle and swim to my heart’s content…and I did. I spent a few more years racing triathlons, including finishing 4th place at the Hawaii Ironman, the biggest in the world at the time.

I finally retired from competition in 1988 and decided I would do whatever I could to help others avoid making the kinds of health mistakes that I had made. I figured I could use my pre-medical background, my degree in biology and an intense desire to unlock the health secrets that I knew were out there – answers to questions about health, wellness, anti-aging, safe weight-loss, nutrition and supplementation – to find the natural ways of achieving good health.

Read more: http://www.marksdail.../#ixzz276mR9ces

Edited September 21, 2012 by Topwine

[Christopher Brunsdon]

The heading is a bit deceiving.

A family member joined the Navy a couple of years ago. During the first couple of months of basics she lost almost 30cm around her waist but only 3kg, because she gained more mucle. People should rather make fat loss their goal and not weight loss. The bathroom scale is not the killer.

 

Agree

 

Since I stopped cycling the last 13 months I've picked up about 3kg in weight but lost all my muscles and I look like a lycra sausage when I'm on the saddle.

 

I say screw the scale, let your clothe size and your fitness levels be your guide.

[rudi-h]

Not sure Mark Sisson would agree with you here ...

 

I excelled at cross-country and distance track events in high school and at Williams College, where I was a pre-med candidate and received my degree in Biology.

In fact, the running was going so well after college that I decided to forgo medical school for a few years (it’s at 31 years now) and concentrate on a running career. I trained seriously as a marathoner for another five years, racking up well over 100 miles each week in training. The effort culminated in a top 5 finish in the 1980 US National Marathon Championships and a qualifying spot for the 1980 US Olympic Trials. Unfortunately, by then the inhuman amount of training and weekly racing was taking its toll and I found myself constantly sick or injured. (Note to self: too much exercise is not a good thing). In fact, in my last year of competition, as a world class, extremely “fit” athlete, I experienced eight upper respiratory infections! Clearly I was ruining my immune system and my joints doing too much exercise. That’s when I started exploring nutrition and supplementation as a way to enhance my performance and to support my damaged body and bolster my immune system.

The running injuries – osteoarthritis and tendonitis – precluded ever racing at a high level again, but that was just about the time that the new sport of Triathlon was starting to emerge, and I was immediately hooked. While I couldn’t run much anymore, I could certainly cycle and swim to my heart’s content…and I did. I spent a few more years racing triathlons, including finishing 4th place at the Hawaii Ironman, the biggest in the world at the time.

I finally retired from competition in 1988 and decided I would do whatever I could to help others avoid making the kinds of health mistakes that I had made. I figured I could use my pre-medical background, my degree in biology and an intense desire to unlock the health secrets that I knew were out there – answers to questions about health, wellness, anti-aging, safe weight-loss, nutrition and supplementation – to find the natural ways of achieving good health.

 

Read more: http://www.marksdail.../#ixzz276mR9ces

 

What this guy did clearly wasn't healthy, but i can assure you that he wasn't fat!

 

This thread is about exercise and the effect that that has on weight loss, it was not about general wellness. So my point is that when you train sufficiently hard, you will lose weight!

[Topwine]

What this guy did clearly wasn't healthy, but i can assure you that he wasn't fat!

 

This thread is about exercise and the effect that that has on weight loss, it was not about general wellness. So my point is that when you train sufficiently hard, you will lose weight!

 

I agree with you, however the average guy don't train for iron man events. The dogma is there that you only have to exercise to lose weight. The articles just want to point out what many recreational (weekend) cyclist know, that it is difficult to lose weight by training "harder", because they just tend to eat more as well.

[Bike Mob]

I want to lose fat, and muscle..how do I lose muscle?

[gummibear]

I want to lose fat, and muscle..how do I lose muscle?

Ask Bradley Wiggins

If you want to build muscle you increase protein so guess if you stopped it you would lose muscle.

[G-Unit]

When exercising regularly there is another dynamic at work. As you lose fat, your lean mass increases. As one becomes leaner, your body uses MORE calories during exercise. Bottom line - as you become fitter, you get more out of an exercise of equal duration and intensity.