For everyone NOT losing or Stalling Out! READ THIS NOW!

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  • mzfiyaa
    mzfiyaa Posts: 94 Member
    well said....im going to try it...
  • gregpasq
    gregpasq Posts: 14
    "Also, as well as weight lifting and ab workouts with weights build muscle mass, and speed up your metabolism and heart rate, it also helps you burns calories for the next 48 hours as opposed to cardio which stops burning calories as soon as you stop. "

    This is not correct. You do continue to burn calories after cardio. Harrison-Benedict?
  • lovemitch125
    lovemitch125 Posts: 257 Member
    I just decided.... U ARE AWESOME!

    I feel like I am going to get really cocky from that confidence boost. :laugh:
  • lovemitch125
    lovemitch125 Posts: 257 Member
    "Also, as well as weight lifting and ab workouts with weights build muscle mass, and speed up your metabolism and heart rate, it also helps you burns calories for the next 48 hours as opposed to cardio which stops burning calories as soon as you stop. "

    This is not correct. You do continue to burn calories after cardio. Harrison-Benedict?

    This is what I was told by the specialists at the gym and by my nutrition professor. Either way, it is not the same as doing weight training. I am not saying to take out cardio, I am saying to do LESS cardio and MORE Weights :bigsmile:
  • chooselove
    chooselove Posts: 106 Member
    Bump..
    Telling it like it is
  • Lisa_Rhodes
    Lisa_Rhodes Posts: 263 Member
    bump... great info. :happy:
  • MrsK20141004
    MrsK20141004 Posts: 489 Member
    Bump!
  • BajaDreamin333
    BajaDreamin333 Posts: 267 Member
    Thank you for sharing your knowledge and hard-earned lessons learned! I related to everthing you said, and loved hearing about the zigzag method. I'm not there yet (I'm still in the "pink cloud" period of the intial weight coming off consistently) but know it is just around the corner. And everyone inluding my trainer says what you did about all-cardio-all-the-time. I think it took hearing it from an MFP peep to make it resonate.

    You're amazing, and again, thanks for sharing. Those of us with a ways to go appreciate it!
  • rlibbyroo
    rlibbyroo Posts: 1 Member
    This is exactly what I needed!

    Thanks for the great advise:)
  • oskybosky4
    oskybosky4 Posts: 62
    Brilliant advice - next time I am struggling I will re-read it and realise all over again how easy it is.
  • edack72
    edack72 Posts: 173 Member
    Well said!!
  • cwmp
    cwmp Posts: 29 Member
    Awesome advice! Just overcame a plateau using some tricks you mentioned they really do work.
  • goalss4nika
    goalss4nika Posts: 529 Member
    Thanks so much for this! I have been going at this for a while and the scale isnt really moving. I still keep going though. Thanks again :-)
  • annemhouse
    annemhouse Posts: 18 Member
    bump
  • Shanel0916
    Shanel0916 Posts: 586 Member
    LOvE iT!
  • lovemitch125
    lovemitch125 Posts: 257 Member
    Awesome advice! Just overcame a plateau using some tricks you mentioned they really do work.

    Ahh so excited for you! Congrats! :bigsmile:
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    So even though we are burning more at rest, we are at rest more, so not burning more overall? That's interesting. But surely that would not apply only to cardio.
    Yes that's right, you said it better than I did....lol. The more intense the more we need to rest, or do it subconsciously. That applies to weight resistance as well.

    I can't say I personally agree with this. When I lift with short duration and high intensity (5x5, or reverse pyramid...which involves lifting my 4 rep max after two warmup sets, then deloading 10% for 5 reps, and deloading 10% for 6 reps, then on to the next lift), I'm energized, not wasted. If anything, I'm more likely to do something else active than on days I've not exercised.

    The same can absolutely NOT be said for any kind of cardio. When I perform any real cardio, I want food, and sleep...in that order.
  • bethira
    bethira Posts: 132 Member
    I'm having a dense moment, clearly. Can you explain the zig-zagging using real numbers? Are you saying if one day I do 1500 and the next day I do 1200 but at the end of the week I average out to total this will help me past my plateaus? Right around the weight I'm at right now, I tend to fluctuate the same 2 - 3 lbs up and down for weeks without ever actually dropping any real weight. I'd love to get past this so I can get back to some real losses again.

    And I know others have said it, but this was a wonderfully sensible post with just the right mix of "get off your *kitten* and stop whining" and genuine help.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I'm having a dense moment, clearly. Can you explain the zig-zagging using real numbers? Are you saying if one day I do 1500 and the next day I do 1200 but at the end of the week I average out to total this will help me past my plateaus? Right around the weight I'm at right now, I tend to fluctuate the same 2 - 3 lbs up and down for weeks without ever actually dropping any real weight. I'd love to get past this so I can get back to some real losses again.

    And I know others have said it, but this was a wonderfully sensible post with just the right mix of "get off your *kitten* and stop whining" and genuine help.

    It can help, absolutely. I've broken a 3mo plateau with zigzagging in the past. Now, I just naturally zig zag.

    Some people have hard/fast methods for it...but basically, eat at maintenance one day, a large deficit the next...moderate the third...regular fourth, maybe maintenance again (or even a surplus)...whatever gets you to your target average for the week.

    You can also skip whole meals for 24hrs. Say...eat dinner Monday...then don't eat breakfast or lunch the next, finishing your day with dinner on Tuesday (giving you a full meal on each day...but 24hrs with no food). Eat normally on the other days of the week. This is one of the basic formats for intermittent fasting (Eat, STOP, Eat method), and can be performed 1-3x a week easily. This method, coupled with the LeanGains method, is how I maintain my current physique, or cut when I want to lose fat.
  • lovemitch125
    lovemitch125 Posts: 257 Member
    I'm having a dense moment, clearly. Can you explain the zig-zagging using real numbers? Are you saying if one day I do 1500 and the next day I do 1200 but at the end of the week I average out to total this will help me past my plateaus? Right around the weight I'm at right now, I tend to fluctuate the same 2 - 3 lbs up and down for weeks without ever actually dropping any real weight. I'd love to get past this so I can get back to some real losses again.

    And I know others have said it, but this was a wonderfully sensible post with just the right mix of "get off your *kitten* and stop whining" and genuine help.

    It can help, absolutely. I've broken a 3mo plateau with zigzagging in the past. Now, I just naturally zig zag.

    Some people have hard/fast methods for it...but basically, eat at maintenance one day, a large deficit the next...moderate the third...regular fourth, maybe maintenance again (or even a surplus)...whatever gets you to your target average for the week.

    You can also skip whole meals for 24hrs. Say...eat dinner Monday...then don't eat breakfast or lunch the next, finishing your day with dinner on Tuesday (giving you a full meal on each day...but 24hrs with no food). Eat normally on the other days of the week. This is one of the basic formats for intermittent fasting (Eat, STOP, Eat method), and can be performed 1-3x a week easily. This method, coupled with the LeanGains method, is how I maintain my current physique, or cut when I want to lose fat.

    Now I never fast, but he is completely correct :smile:
  • onwarddownward
    onwarddownward Posts: 1,683 Member
    Being a new person here, and not having the benefit of reading the posts that the OP was addressing, I am glad to have found this topic.

    The one thing I like is the way her thoughts are laid out. It's not confusing, it's substantial information in a compelling format. I'm going to remember the zigzagging.

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