HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!

I am not minimizing it, i said she got good results. I am saying, "you didn't get your results from lifting." that's what i am saying...

Two studies that showed preservation or increase of LBM with resistance training while in a caloric deficit. Cardio alone did not preserve LBM.
http://www.jacn.org/content/18/2/115.abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23019316

First one, was not even close. I saw 800 calories a day and i just closed out of it. I think that's the one where they just at a lot of protein and lifted and preserved LBM. I am familiar with that study. The calories are just way to low to even compare.

The 2nd study we can compare to some degree. The results to the Aerobic group and the aerobic and weight training group where pretty much similar. So to avoid confusion I'll just call it aerobic group. The resistance group will just be called the resistance group.

What this study shows:
1. The aerobic group lost more total weight and fat mass than the resistance group.
2. Resistance group put on more LBM than aerobic group.


Now the problem is they where all over weight. It was done on over weight people. As I said above, people who are more over weight will use more body fat for energy. This means they will get more nutrients to feed their muscles. Which can cause an increase of LBM when resistance training is sufficient. What happens if you burn more calories? Some of those calories will get used for energy when you workout. This will limit the nutrients to your muscles which can lead to a loss of LBM.

The aerobic group lost some LBM that's obvious. Now the aerobic and weight training group also lost some LBM. Shouldn't the resistance training preserve LBM? How come it didn't? It's more than likely due to the degree of the calorie deficit. I don't got the data for calories consumed, but just common sense is that they would burn more calories if they all at the same amount of calories.

RT and AT/RT increased lean body mass more than AT

SQUAT, BEEP!!! (rhymes with witch)

oh, look! hi me again.

merrily we roll alonggggg

Now here's the kicker, how are they going to gain LBM on a calorie deficit? (i will go for newbie gains, but those are small). What i just realized, it's not really about increase of LBM. it's about muscle tension in a relaxed state. (i forgot the name of this). Your muscles look better, but there isn't more muscle mass.The muscles are just contracted when in a relaxed state.

I do agree women can look better lifting weights. I am all for that. This doesn't mean there is an increase of LBM. It actually gets pretty complex. This leads in to different types of hypertrophy(increase of muscle cell size) and neurological adaptation. That's beyond the scope of this discussion. I am saying "weight training didn't cause her 20lbs weight loss(or whatever it was in 5 months). Does she have less fat on her? yes... I am not denying that. As I think of it, I know women about her starting weight and lost about 30-40lbs with out weight lifting and gotten similar results.

The butt to end all butts. I'll take 1, please.

That thing defies gravity

The butt to end all butts. I'll take 1, please.

Me too, me too

Ugh, just go home already.

Do you find deadlifting more exhausting than squatting? Because I do.