Outrageous Fitness Myths Part II - You're proving my point!
fad diets, exercise, calories, diet, fitness myths
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Today I posted about fitness myths and one of the comments I received on my www.primetimeworkouts.com blog is worthy of a response. I am grateful for this person for voicing an opinion about what many may believe to be true. I will leave the name of the person anonymous out of respect. So for the purpose of the discussion let’s call him:
"Gym Shorts"
First: The issue in question:
Myth #2: You have to count calories for weight loss
There are so many fad diets out there that paint the picture that weight loss is a complicated process. You have to eat certain foods at certain times and avoid other foods at all costs. Of course all of these popular diets conflict over which foods you should or shouldn’t eat.
The truth is that you don’t have to make weight loss such a science. Simply eat healthy fresh foods that haven’t been processed, and eat smaller amounts and more often than you’re eating today.
No brain science there, just results.
The comment from Gym Shorts:
#2 is not a myth (you have to count calories for weight loss)
If what you say is true, we could sit on our couch and eat healthy fresh foods in small amounts all they long and we wouldn’t get fat. A nice thought but far away from reality. If you want to get smaller, you have to eat below maintenance calories, which can be calculated fairly easy. If you want to grow, you have to eat over maintenance calories. Simple as that. Now what you are saying could still result into eating below maintenance, but has nothing to do with not counting calories. At the end if there is more energy in form of food that goes in, compared to the energy that goes out, you will get fat. If you count or not.
In fact, many of these “weight loss breakthroughs” you bash in your first paragraph, or diet programs based on them, use exactly this to hype their program (”you don’t have to count calories”).
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on 8/28/2008
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Summertime Fitness Survival Guide
summer, grilling, calories
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Summer time means one thing...Barbecue time!
While outdoor cookouts are a great opportunity to relax and visit with friends and family did you know that the average barbecue meal exceeds 1500 calories? That's almost an entire day's worth of calories in one meal.
That can really added unwanted inches to your waist line over the course of the summer.
The good news is that barbecue season doesn't have to be fattening. In fact, with a few small changes to your barbecue menu you can turn summer into the perfect opportunity for weight loss.
So before you slather on the sun screen and fire up your grill, read the following tips to lighten up this summer.
On the Grill: Believe it or not, grilling is actually a very healthy way to cook meat. Of course the type of meat that you choose will make all of the difference. Burgers and hot dogs are traditional barbecue meats, though they aren't the healthiest. Try the following:
1. Choose lean cuts of beef, pork or poultry
2. Marinade with low fat dressing
3. Make hamburgers with extra-lean ground beef
4. Take the skin off chicken before grilling
5. Replace beef patties with ground turkey patties
6. Grill up salmon or cod
7. Forego the meat and grill veggie burgers
Side Dishes: This is where most people run into trouble. Barbecue side dishes are typically filled with one thing - fat. Creamy coleslaw and potato salads can hold as much as 15 grams of fat per serving. Try the following:
1. Make veggie kabobs and grill them
2. Replace the mayo in your salads with low-fat mayo
3. Serve fresh salad with light vinaigrette
4. Try whole-grain macaroni for your pasta salad
5. Grill up corn on the cob
6. Put out a veggie tray with low fat dip
Drinks: Most people d... read entire entry
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on 6/26/2008
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It's an EPOC Battle
calories, fitness, workouts
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Did I forget to use spell check? Nope.
EPOC stands for Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen (Calories) Consumption.
In short this means you burn more Calories while you sitting there reading this. Also
know as "AFTERBURN", your body burns more for up to 48 hours with this type of training.
That's right - up to 2 full DAYS!
In the fitness industry the practitioners (like me) drive the direction of research
unlike many other industries where the brainiacs doing the research tell the
practitioners what works and what does not.
EPOC (Exercise Post Oxygen Consumption) is defined scientifically as the "recovery of
metabolic rate back to pre-exercise levels" and "can require several minutes for
light exercise and several hours for hard intervals."
The bottom line (pun intended) is we are creating havoc on our metabolism.
As Alwyn Cosgrove, a trainer I respect greatly, puts it - "Our goal is to work
every muscle group hard, frequently, and with an intensity that creates a
massive "metabolic disturbance" or "afterburn" that leaves the metabolism
elevated for several hours post-workout.
Ready to start?
Our workout of the month feature is design to maximize your time and effort while increasing
your EPOC as much as possible.
Be creative and choose a different workout everytime. Cycle them, do them randomly etc.
Your options are endless.
Let's get moving!
Dave
www.homeofficeworkouts.com
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on 6/9/2008
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