Cardio or Weight Training??

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  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    I'm confused. You say you're a fitness professional? You are supposed to know this stuff right? Why are you asking random, untrained, strangers on message boards for opinions?

    If I found out my trainer was doing this I'd be really concerned and would drop him in a second.

    Because what they teach you at school 5-7 years ago is always changing and evolving because that is what the fitness industry does. If I just went with what I was taught and never asked other fitness experts on here and never opened my mind to other up to date training and fitness methods then I might as well be that person that thinks 'low fat' is still important.

    If your trainer isn't out there asking questions and 'researching' (obvi I take everything I read with a grain of salt) then I would concerned. Who am I to think I never should ask questions? No one knows everything, no matter what your profession is.

    I appreciate your desire to improve your knowledge. However, I would recommend more focus on increasing your knowledge of the fundamentals of exercise physiology, rather than looking for the latest trends.

    You mention that the fitness industry is "always changing and evolving". That is because the "fitness industry" is full of parrots, lemmings, and grifters. The "changing and evolving" is because they have to keep coming up with new and creative ways to pick your pocket.

    You say that things have "changed" in 5-7 years. I have been out of school for 30 years, and the fundamentals of human physiology haven't changed much at all. The principles behind "Tabata" and "HIIT" training were clearly described in one of my textbooks written in the 1970s, and the research cited was done in the 1940s and 50s.

    The ASCM supporting book for its Guidelines, the Guidelines book itself and the NSCA fundamentals of strength training would provide a solid framework of knowledge. The links listed earlier are good references also.

    Master the basics and you won't have to wonder if fat-burning exercise is a myth, if toning shoes work, if five finger shoes are gimmicks, if cardio "burns muscle", or if "muscle confusion" is gibberish--you'll know, even before the research is done.

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