!! Everyone should read this !!

drrif

So I tried it today, for the first time. 30 min run, slow for 3 min, run fast for 2min, walk until I get my breath back and then run fast for 3 min, repeat.

It was hard, but didnt sweat as much, lets see if it works, will try for a month and see.

drrif

So by using this principle, wouldn't endurance athletes & ultra marathoners be loaded with visceral fat?

Probably not as they are already conditioned and in good health..they had to condition to get themselves to that phase..

This article is appealing to me because I can do 1-2 hours of high intensity tae bo (burning anywhere from 800-1500 cals), eat extremely healthy, and after a year and a half, I only lost about 10 pounds..and the weight came off when I was forced to "STOP" working out for a month or two. How odd. I am going to try what he's talking about.

I am biologist, and putting my biology hat on makes me think....we are animals, when u shock the body into exercise and less food, our internal mechanisms may think that the environment is bad. We are having to hunt further for our food, and there is less food. So the body tries to store as much reserve food (fat) as possible. As soon as you stop exercising for a bit and maintain the same food level, the body now thinks that well dont have to hunt anymore for food, it just arrives, so you may lose some fat then.

We mustnt forget the biology, and think about how we are designed for survival.

kgagnon7779

I ran long distance for 3 straight years about 6 days a week - but, this is all I did. My weight was fine, but it wasn't where I wanted it and my body wasn't as toned as I wanted it. For the past two years, I rarely run over 6 miles at one time and during my running, I do intermittent hill sprints, flat sprints, lunging, etc. I also spin a lot and my instructor is BIG on the short bursts of energy. Get your heart rate up, bring it down, get it back up, etc.

Anyway, my body has completely changed. I'm leaner, not MUCH lighter in weight, but there are some MAJOR body differences and I've dropped 2 sizes. I am a total all-in believer of this. Thanks for the article.

mattellis2

So by using this principle, wouldn't endurance athletes & ultra marathoners be loaded with visceral fat?

Probably not as they are already conditioned and in good health..they had to condition to get themselves to that phase..

This article is appealing to me because I can do 1-2 hours of high intensity tae bo (burning anywhere from 800-1500 cals), eat extremely healthy, and after a year and a half, I only lost about 10 pounds..and the weight came off when I was forced to "STOP" working out for a month or two. How odd. I am going to try what he's talking about.

I am biologist, and putting my biology hat on makes me think....we are animals, when u shock the body into exercise and less food, our internal mechanisms may think that the environment is bad. We are having to hunt further for our food, and there is less food. So the body tries to store as much reserve food (fat) as possible. As soon as you stop exercising for a bit and maintain the same food level, the body now thinks that well dont have to hunt anymore for food, it just arrives, so you may lose some fat then.

We mustnt forget the biology, and think about how we are designed for survival.

They key to this is to match your intake with the amount of work you're doing. "Starvation mode" is real in my opinion, and if you're cycling 30 miles a day and eating 1200 calories, that isn't going to get it. Feed yourself appropriately, and your body will simply adapt to the increased workload.

atay18

In regards to marathon runners and cross country runners, I think that these athletes use interval training. I remember our cross country team in high school hated fartlek (interval training) days. I also find that it increases my speed.

suelynn62

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foreverloved

Very good information here, thanks!

rybo

So by using this principle, wouldn't endurance athletes & ultra marathoners be loaded with visceral fat?

Probably not as they are already conditioned and in good health..they had to condition to get themselves to that phase..

This article is appealing to me because I can do 1-2 hours of high intensity tae bo (burning anywhere from 800-1500 cals), eat extremely healthy, and after a year and a half, I only lost about 10 pounds..and the weight came off when I was forced to "STOP" working out for a month or two. How odd. I am going to try what he's talking about.

I am biologist, and putting my biology hat on makes me think....we are animals, when u shock the body into exercise and less food, our internal mechanisms may think that the environment is bad. We are having to hunt further for our food, and there is less food. So the body tries to store as much reserve food (fat) as possible. As soon as you stop exercising for a bit and maintain the same food level, the body now thinks that well dont have to hunt anymore for food, it just arrives, so you may lose some fat then.

We mustnt forget the biology, and think about how we are designed for survival.

No one really addressed my statement with a good explaination yet. Few marathoners, and certainly even fewer ultra runners are doing short fast interval work. They are training thier body to run for long periods on thier fat reserves while not kicking over to burn thru thier glycogen stores. By the premise of this article, ultra marathoners should have huge amounts of visceral fat. But I'd venture to guess that's not the case in reality.

foreverloved

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DonPendergraft

Where is the evidence for this? I see none.

"You don’t want to use fat during exercise, because it’s telling your body that you need fat for fuel. Your body hears, “Make more fat!” and it delivers. So, once you’re done exercising, your body continues to make fat and tuck it around your organs. Now you have even more fat to use as an energy source the next time you jump on the treadmill. "