Why weight training is better for your waistline than running
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"Why weight training is better for your waistline than running" <
Most of the very successful people on MFP have been saying this for a long time. Here's the link to this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11310141/Why-weight-training-is-better-for-your-waistline-than-running.html
Most of the very successful people on MFP have been saying this for a long time. Here's the link to this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11310141/Why-weight-training-is-better-for-your-waistline-than-running.html
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I think the best take-away from the article is the line "Combining weight training with aerobic exercise led to even better results...". No arguments there...both have their place.0
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It actually says
A new Harvard study has found that weight training is a better way of keeping the middle-aged spread at bay than aerobic activity
Keeping weight gain at bay is different from losing. Thought the article was poor and stated the obvious, context is everything.
They are different with different advantages. I do both. I dont believe one is any better than the other because they are different.
Ntw where did you get most of the very successful people bit from? have you done a survey?0 -
They both serve a purpose. Everyone is all "I hate cardio". Guess what? Your heart needs cardio. If you walk, you're doing cardio.0
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The headline doesn't match the content of article very well....
"Combining weight training with aerobic exercise led to even better results, the study found."
"To maintain a healthy weight and waistline, it is critical to incorporate weight training with aerobic exercise."
Why can't we have both?0 -
I like to recommend to my clients to try HIIT in the place of steady state cardio. 3-4 days per week. Research is showing that cardio is actually detrimental when trying to maintain muscle mass (hypertrophy).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19387377
Which is a double edged sword. We also know that the more muscle mass, the more the body utilizes the fat for fuel.-2 -
The headline doesn't match the content of article very well....
"Combining weight training with aerobic exercise led to even better results, the study found."
"To maintain a healthy weight and waistline, it is critical to incorporate weight training with aerobic exercise."
Why can't we have both?
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iheartinsanity wrote: »They both serve a purpose. Everyone is all "I hate cardio". Guess what? Your heart needs cardio. If you walk, you're doing cardio.
Intensive weight training is cardio, my heart works really hard when I lift heavy. I don't like gym based cardio as many would define it (treadmill, cross trainer, etc), I'd much rather play football or go running along the beach.
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scottacular wrote: »iheartinsanity wrote: »They both serve a purpose. Everyone is all "I hate cardio". Guess what? Your heart needs cardio. If you walk, you're doing cardio.
Intensive weight training is cardio, my heart works really hard when I lift heavy. I don't like gym based cardio as many would define it (treadmill, cross trainer, etc), I'd much rather play football or go running along the beach.
Intensive weight training is NOT cardio. Blood pressure increases and forces the heart to beat faster to keep it flowing, it's got nothing to do with training the cardiovascular system for health and fitness.0 -
tigersword wrote: »The headline doesn't match the content of article very well....
"Combining weight training with aerobic exercise led to even better results, the study found."
"To maintain a healthy weight and waistline, it is critical to incorporate weight training with aerobic exercise."
Why can't we have both?
^This little girl is correct. I like running. I like weight lifting. My heart is happy with me and my figure is coming along just as I like it.0 -
CyborgTrainer wrote: »Research is showing that cardio is actually detrimental when trying to maintain muscle mass (hypertrophy).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19387377
That's not what the study said. What it said was that a body trained for both cardio and strength fitness isn't as strong as a body trained only for strength fitness.
That is not at all the same as labeling cardio as "detrimental".
And conversely, a body trained only for strength won't have as high a level of cardio fitness as one trained for both.
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Keep hating on cardio all you want. When zombies invade I'll be able to out run you all
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tigersword wrote: »The headline doesn't match the content of article very well....
"Combining weight training with aerobic exercise led to even better results, the study found."
"To maintain a healthy weight and waistline, it is critical to incorporate weight training with aerobic exercise."
Why can't we have both?
Great, now I want tacos.0 -
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so much broscience in the comment section0
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The headline doesn't match the content of article very well....
"Combining weight training with aerobic exercise led to even better results, the study found."
"To maintain a healthy weight and waistline, it is critical to incorporate weight training with aerobic exercise."
Why can't we have both?
THIS. Each has its place.0 -
Your heart is your most important muscle as you age. Do your cardio.0
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What works best for stopping middle age spread is making sure that your caloric intake does not exceed your expenditure, regardless of the form of exercise. I have and will continue to do both cardio and strength training in varying proportions as it suits my current fitness goals. This debate is like flogging a dead horse - one that died when MFP first debuted.0
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The headline doesn't match the content of article very well....
"Combining weight training with aerobic exercise led to even better results, the study found."
"To maintain a healthy weight and waistline, it is critical to incorporate weight training with aerobic exercise."
Why can't we have both?
Pretty much this...both are important and I think most people who've had not only success losing weight, but the composition they're looking for do both.
I will say that there are a lot of people who say they want X body though...but don't want to do the resistance training to get it. Ultimately, resistance work is pretty important to getting the body that many people claim they want...you don't get all "toned" crash dieting and spending endless hour on cardio equipment. Gotta pump the iron...0 -
The study was also only on men.0
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Nobody in this thread said anything negative about resistance training.
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The OP seems to have gone quiet, busy talking to all the most successful MFP lifters no doubt.0
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Actually a lot of people are saying do both rather than saying weight training won't benefit your heart.It appears so many people are not giving weight/resistance training the respect it deserves when it comes to improving cardiac output and strengthening of the heart itself including the effectiveness of its chambers.
The OP has a silly bias not supported by the article referenced which isn't a great way to start a debate.
Also success needs to be defined by each individual's needs and goals not one person's view of "very successful people on MFP", whatever that means.
Both you and I have had success according to our own goals but because they are different our training is different.
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No reason you can't do both moderately well, no matter what anyone will try to tell you. Will you be a champion marathon runner and a champion power lifter? Well, no. But let's face it - you probably weren't going to be either of those things anyway.
I've been getting into shape for two years now. This year I ran a 6:30 mile, rode a half century, completed an Olympic distance triathlon, and just this morning hit a 365lb deadlift (2.25x body weight). This weekend I hope to bench 1.25x bw, and squat 1.5x bw.
Now these aren't mind blowing numbers, but I'll wager I'm healthier overall than someone who has only focused solely on either conditioning or resistance out of some bizarre belief that one is better than the other overall.0 -
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NoelFigart1 wrote: »
Zombies may not be able to swim, but I don't think the can drown either!
Good god, none of us are safe...0
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