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The great thing about this fitness industry is you are never going to get the same answer from someone; most of the time. You can debate whether HIT cardio is better than slow, fasted, cardio with someone until you are blue in the face. The other great part of this industry is the science behind everything. A lot of times, a new study comes out and proves method A to be better than method B, etc.
Sometimes, you'll get many studies showing the same positive benefit or negating something that many people thought worked. One example, BOSU balls and unbalanced training while on a BOSU ball to get your "core" stronger. BOSU balls can be used for different forms of exercise depending on what the person's goals are, injury potential, and injury history, but when they first came out, a lot of people jumped on the bandwagon and started touting their benefits for strengthening your core. Well, the studies started coming out as well as the anecdotal evidence and they all proved that this was just basically a myth.
And to this day, I still see trainers having their clients perform balancing acts on the BOSU ball claiming it is great for the core. I just have to shake my head and walk away.
But, there are some things that I believe in and many others that is hard for science to prove right or wrong. And that is the purpose of this post. These are just some of things that I see working but without the scientific backing.
Observation #1:
The very lean individuals who have maintained this state all year round and for a long time, (years) always have done steady state, fasted cardio first thing in the morning when they wake up. This is pretty interesting because of all the cool research showing that interval style training has been found to burn more calories and total fat over time than steady state cardio. But, the anecdotal evidence is showing the opposite.
Observation #2:
H.I.T. or high intensity cardio such as interval training on the treadmill can be overkill for a lot of people, especially in the beginning or when it is misplaced in someone's fat loss program. You see, interval training is great. It burns a ton of calories. But, it is very taxing on the body, specifically the central nervous system. The nervous system controls ALL! When that is over worked, over trained, and tired, your motivation for exercising will be non existent and your energy in the gym will be dull.
Observation #3:
If you are on a low carb diet, don't perform intervals. I am guilty of this myself with taking things too extreme. I started burning up muscle tissue and my strength decreased faster than a speeding bullet! Usually when you are watching your carbohydrates and trying to dump the weight, your calories will be low. At this point in time, you don't need to worry about burning up calories to lose the weight. All you need to do is hit your weight lifting workouts hard and get out so you can preserve as much muscle as possible. Your calories are too low to be doing so much intense activity.
Observation #4:
High reps will not get you "toned." Lifting light weights will never get you that toned look. That type of look that many women are after only has to do with a low body fat number and a pronounced muscular structure. How do you build muscle? Just like anyone would. Hard and intense weight training to develop the muscle and dieting to drop the fat so you can see more definition.
Observation #5:
It does matter what you eat and when you eat it as opposed to the type of calories consumed. I believe in the notion that a calorie is not just a calorie for many reasons. For example, if you were to eat a high carbohydrate diet with minimal protein and a medium amount of fat and I were to eat a high protein diet with medium fat content and low carbohydrates and we both worked out, I would probably have a better physique transformation in the long run. Carbohydrates are not the devil, but when they are used at the RIGHT TIMES, they can be extremely beneficial. But how many people actually do this? Not many. The extra protein will be used to repair muscle damage, and can even be turned into glucose. The fat content, as long as it's balanced is great for overall health.
Observation #6:
You don't need to "diet" to lose weight. Many people's diets are screwed up. They are basically ass backwards and they eat the wrong things at the wrong time. I can't blame them though because a lot of the garbage that is read in the magazines and seen on t.v. is old and rehashed. Plus, the magazines have to make a lot of their money in advertising, but that is a totally different animal. If you just switched to a balanced healthy diet, increased your lean protein intake, added more veggies, cut out the wheat and sugar, the weight will naturally fall off for most people. That is not a diet per say, just healthy eating.
Observation #7:
Different things work for different people. We all come from different genetic makeups, have different lifestyles, and body types. Some people can drink 6 cans of Coke a day and not gain any weight. Some people are obese their entire life, while others could not become obese if they even tried. Find out what works for you and which foods agree with you. For some people, they can't stomach dairy or wheat. While others can have dairy without any problem. And this goes for diet as well when trying to lose belly fat. Some people can lose weight eating a decent amount of carbohydrates while others need to drop their carb count drastically. Takes notes and observe.
Observation #8:
If it aint broke, don't fix it! If whatever you are doing is working for you, don't change it just because you read something in some magazine or saw a news flash about what you are doing might not work. Thats crap. Remember, everyone is different and if it works great for you, then keep doing it!
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