Wed, Oct-15-14, 14:13
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Posts: 513
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Plan: the FightDoctors plan
Stats: 215/171/165
BF:
Progress: 88%
Location: Scotland
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Originally Posted by Nancy LC
Hamster-wheeling raises cortisol in many (most) people and other counterproductive hormones.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-...chronic-cardio/
Like I mentioned to the OP, Phinney/Volek discusses studies done that show the metabolism can slow as much as 15% in people doing a lot of cardio. Combine that with an increase in appetite and it becomes hamster-wheeling in the truest sense of the word: going around in circles and getting nowhere. Gary Taubes discussed "Fat guy running syndrome" too. I think that's where I first heard about it. Exercise really isn't all that helpful for weight loss.
Still, most people have it ingrained into their consciousness that more is better. |
Thank you 
I didn't doubt what you were saying, its just I've never come across the reasons. I really need to read some more on the subject.
I have always felt that increasing lean body mass is the way to increase metabolic need, and that cardio is best done by skipping the sandwich rather than running the 5 km :-).
OP, Your plan sounds good, as someone who lifts way to often I totally understand the addictive part. |