a little idea for zigzagging

registers

I was thinking of something while I was exercising. You know how we zigzag our calories. That's just a caloric deficit. That's obvious. What would be a good idea, keep your caloric intake constant, and zigzag your exercises. This will keep your metabolism a lot higher up. Your metabolism will increase due to the higher caloric intake, plus your exercise routine, plus the thermogenic heat of foods. You already have 3 forms of increased metabolism, plus it will also help rebuild your body, and make you more fit. You don't get this benefit from a caloric zigzag method.

If you're severely over weight, not really sure if this method should be for you. You need to be fit enough to do the extra exercises without any excessive stress.

sharidiane

I was playing around with this in my brain while I was working out today, too. Trying to figure out the math.

My toughest eating days are Wednesday and Sunday. I also tend to make those my rest days from exercise. I am thinking I will try to up my exercise to account for my 750 cal daily deficit, while always eating at maintenance. So, all 7 days, I will eat (just slightly less than) my maintenance calories. But 5 days a week I will do 750 calories of exercise.

Do I understand what you're saying? Are we thinking the same thing?

registers

I was playing around with this in my brain while I was working out today, too. Trying to figure out the math.

My toughest eating days are Wednesday and Sunday. I also tend to make those my rest days from exercise. I am thinking I will try to up my exercise to account for my 750 cal daily deficit, while always eating at maintenance. So, all 7 days, I will eat (just slightly less than) my maintenance calories. But 5 days a week I will do 750 calories of exercise.

Do I understand what you're saying? Are we thinking the same thing?

I think we're on the same page. Someone said on my wall "last week you where talking about reducing calories, now you're talking about increasing them." This is true, as I said in this post... It's not for over weight people. For over weight people, they should stick to a caloric reduction plan. This post is more about sports performance enhancement, and reducing bodyfat.

chrisdavey

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/gflux_building_the_ultimate_body;jsessionid=FCBC20530B3882614E2D5F162A88A2B0-mcd02.hydra

This article may be of interest.

I see what you are saying but two things stick out to me. Generally, I feel hungrier on workout days so limiting cals is difficult and could hinder recovery. Because of this possibly hindered recovery, further increased exercise could be detrimental and cause the body to become overreach.

registers

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/gflux_building_the_ultimate_body;jsessionid=FCBC20530B3882614E2D5F162A88A2B0-mcd02.hydra

This article may be of interest.

I see what you are saying but two things stick out to me. Generally, I feel hungrier on workout days so limiting cals is difficult and could hinder recovery. Because of this possibly hindered recovery, further increased exercise could be detrimental and cause the body to become overreach.

I'll read that link after this reply. Yes, i agree with you. This is about doing cardio in your aerobic zone so you're not stressing yourself too much. The lighter the cardio, the less caloric burn obviously. If you're in extremely great shape, you can run in your aerobic zone pretty easily.

chrisdavey

aah gotcha. Yeah, a bit of active recovery type stuff is good also.

registers

aah gotcha. Yeah, a bit of active recovery type stuff is good also.

If you try to burn those calories with HIT, won't work out. you'll be hungry.