Here's one I've never heard before...impact calories?

skydiveD30571
skydiveD30571 Posts: 281 Member
edited November 29 in Health and Weight Loss
I was talking to a friend of mine who said she can't have a beer because she's in a prep phase. We got to talking about her diet plan and her gym coach has it all laid out for her. She's 24, about 5'2" and I'd guess around 120lbs. He has her doing fasted cardio 3 mornings a week, lifting pretty hard 6 nights a week, and eating 1400 calories a day. He says these are all "impact calories" which means they go directly to muscle gain while she's burning fat. Obviously I know this isn't true, but has anyone heard the term "impact calories" before? It must have been on the internet somewhere...

I'm sure some of you can relate, but holy damn is it hard to read that and not text back "your coach has no idea what he's talking about"!

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited January 2016
    You could send her this:

    nutrient-timing-table_r4-01-1024x837.png

    But on second thought, if she's happy with her plan...
  • Verdenal
    Verdenal Posts: 625 Member
    edited January 2016
    I'm not familiar with the term, but have read that drinking alcohol while in ketosis on a high-protein, low-carb, low-fat diet prevents the body from burning fat. It also causes people to become intoxicated more quickly. On an extreme diet such as a PSMF alcohol is not permitted.

    Fasted exercise is supposed to burn a bit more fat.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    That sounds AWFUL. I could never sustain that kind of working out on that few calories!
  • skydiveD30571
    skydiveD30571 Posts: 281 Member
    It just amazes me what people teach, and since he's a nutritionist at a gym his word is 100% truth. Very frustrating.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    skydiveD30571 wrote: »
    It just amazes me what people teach, and since he's a nutritionist at a gym his word is 100% truth. Very frustrating.

    I want to be shocked but I keep looking back to all the things I used to believe, too. It's scary. *shudders*
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    Only ever heard the term used in competition body building (ex husband was into it). I don't think it's at all useful if you're just trying to get fit.
  • skydiveD30571
    skydiveD30571 Posts: 281 Member
    ElizabethOakes2 wrote: »
    Only ever heard the term used in competition body building (ex husband was into it). I don't think it's at all useful if you're just trying to get fit.

    It very well could be a competition term I haven't heard before. That would make sense considering she claims it to be a prep.
  • 4theking
    4theking Posts: 1,196 Member
    Sounds like hocus pocus to me. Yep, I would run!
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