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The Look of Reproach
It’s walk time, but it’s also 18 degrees and I forgot all my sweatpants were in the washing machine. We need to wait, but dogs don’t understand dryers.
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The ad won’t kill Peloton, but this will.....
I decided to break away from the “Peloton ad” thread, since the 15 min clock already expired. This article was published this morning and points out the serious flaws in the Peloton business model. https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/12/10/the-biggest-problem-with-pelotons-bull-thesis.aspx I would add also that, despite…
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Diet Analysis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900719301030 Nothing really new here, but I think this article does a thorough review of the most common diet strategies, but does it relatively simply, without getting totally bogged down in scientific jargon.
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Shape Magazine Article About Lifting Weights-This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
I don't read a lot of fitness articles in mainstream media because they are usually bad and stupid. I certainly don't learn anything from them and I would rather not give them any unearned publicity by even sharing them to point out their flaws. However, I came across this one and the combination of a fairly well known…
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Muscle fiber activation unaffected by load/repetition
When training to muscle failure. https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1113/JP278056 Recent study showed no difference in anabolic signaling or glucose depletion in type I or type II fibers while lifting to failure with either light or heavy loads. Even though there were significant differences in surface EMG…
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UK Friends—best place to eat in Sheffield?
My wife is here for a professional conference and I might be on my own tonight. Staying near Sheffield Hallam University. Any recommendations? 🤔
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Five most embarrassing songs in your collection
What are your top five? These are the songs that you never want anyone to see on your playlist, but don’t want to delete. My five: * “Fat Girls and Weed”, by Renegade Rail. I think the title says it all. But the lyrics make me laugh and it has nice harmonies. * “Blurred Lines”, by Robin Thicke. I’m embarrassed even when I…
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Yet another study shows no weight loss benefit for low-carb
Another nail in the Keto Koffin, so to speak. (Seriously I am not anti-keto--I just really, really wanted an excuse to type Keto Koffin) https://www.bemorenutrition.com/2017/01/20/low-fat-vs-low-carb-which-is-better-for-fat-loss-research-review/ If you don't want to follow the link--study showed (again) no weight loss…
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All in all, just another brick in the (CICO) wall
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2673150 Question: What is the effect of a healthy low-fat (HLF) diet vs a healthy low-carbohydrate (HLC) diet on weight change at 12 months and are these effects related to genotype pattern or insulin secretion? Findings In this randomized clinical trial among 609…
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Study on Strength Training and Calories
This is not a new study (2013), but I just saw a reference to it last week. I am always on the lookout for strength training metabolic studies as this is a topic in which there is a lot of interest, but a lot of misinformation. Study: EFFECTS OF LOAD-VOLUME ON EPOC AFTER ACUTE BOUTS OF RESISTANCE TRAINING IN…
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Bro Tragedy
https://www.facebook.com/TheOnion/posts/10155815526449497 I don't why this made me laugh so much.
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More CICO Science
Because you love it.... http://m.ajpendo.physiology.org/content/early/2017/07/31/ajpendo.00156.2017 Here is the abstract: One of the central tenets in obesity prevention and management is caloric restriction. This perspective presents salient features of how calories and energy balance matter, also called the "calories in,…
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Don't Sacrifice Your Dog's Life To Get Your Cardio In This Summer
http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/10124416 Summer has hit full force in the Chicago area this week. Unfortunately, a regular part of summer is watching ignorant, selfish owners torture their dogs by forcing them to run in the heat. Dogs are not able to regulate body heat as well as humans. Weather that you may find…
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Low vs High Carbs--the Kevin Hall Study
Because we haven't had a keto vs non-keto discussion for at least an hour.... For those interested in this subject, a study was published last year (July) which took an intensive look at the metabolic effects of a ketogenic vs non-ketogenic diet. Short Summary: there was no difference in fat loss when calories and protein…
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Cheat Days: Something to consider
I'm not the biggest fan of the concept, but I'm not really against the idea either. If it helps you be successful, so be it. So this is not a criticism, just something to be aware of:
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Carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is false
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ejcn2016260a.html This may be more frustrating to present because I can't access the entire article and it is pretty complex. Here is the abstract: "The carbohydrate–insulin model of obesity theorizes that diets high in carbohydrate are particularly fattening due to…
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Activity Calories: Log them or not?
For some light Sunday reading, I am reposting a blog I wrote 2 years ago concerning activity calories: A constant question on the forum is "Should I count "X" activity as exercise?". The "X" can include everything from standing, to housecleaning, to yard work, to golf, to sex--and everything in between. Usually it is some…
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New study on concurrent training confirms what we know
But it's a good study nonetheless. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27658232 Researchers looked at doing aerobic exercise at different intensities (mild to HIIT) before resistance exercise and found that total lifting volume, power, velocity, were all reduced when doing aerobic exercise first. Authors described the…
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Simple rules for dietary supplements for athletes
1. If it works, it's probably banned. 2. If it's not banned, then it probably doesn't work. 3. There are very few exceptions Stolen from Stuart Phillips PhD. Phillips is a very active speaker and researcher on the topics of protein, weight loss, diet, and sports nutrition. He is not only informative, but often a fun read.…
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Wondering if you should work out today?
This should help:
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New study suggests exercise may play more important role in weight loss
One of the most consistent phrases used on MFP is "exercise is not necessary for weight loss". The underlying principle is that all one needs to lose weight is a calorie deficit, and that exercise is for "fitness only". The point of this statement (I think), along with the "you can outrun a bad diet" is to emphasize that a…
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Gary Taubes Gets The Public Takedown He Deserves
If you like a good polemic, and you think Gary Taubes is an insufferable fraud, then this is for you: http://www.bodyforwife.com/an-open-letter-to-gary-taubes/ Enjoy.
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Amazing Discovery from activity analysis
I was looking over the past 3+ months of data from my Polar V800 tracker and the Polar Flow website. I also have the Polar Balance scale, so my weight is automatically synced to the web site every time I weigh myself. So I have a graph that shows my weight changes superimposed on the graph that shows my TDEE. Here is what…
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What Dietary Advice Trainers Can and Cannot Give
https://www.facebook.com/theptdc/posts/1022805161120920 I thought this was a good article that clearly explained the scope of practice for a Registered Dietitian and what kinds of advice personal trainers are qualified to give. In short: trainers can provide general food ideas, general information about macros and share…
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Tempo Training as alternative to HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training is a very popular form of training right now. Like anything trendy, the term is loosely applied to different types of training-- sometimes accurately, sometimes not. For my purposes, I am defining HIIT as a short duration workout, alternating near maximal effort work intervals with very low…
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Good overview on nutrition and hypertrophy
I just started following Dr Stuart Phillips at McMasters Univ in Canada and he is a very active and prolific researcher and communicator. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2015.00245 This is a free review article on nutritional interventions to augment resistance exercise for muscle hypertrophy. It's a…
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Protein intake affects Lean Mass during deficit (new study)
I heard about this study listening to a podcast featuring the author and I thought it came to some interesting conclusions. The abstract is here: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/01/26/ajcn.115.119339 You might be able to find a complete copy somewhere--I found one on ResearchGate, but that requires a (free)…
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Mike Robertson: My 5 biggest core training mistakes
Mike Robertson is one of the people you should follow if you are interested in strength training, especially core training. His latest blog on core training is informative as usual. Too often we see "core training" in a very narrow way--exercises that focus only on the abdominal musculature. There are different definitions…
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HRM Calorie Counts --Some Real World Data (uber long post)
I have addressed this topic numerous times before, but, with a new HRM and the advances in activity tracking sites, I have a better real-world example. Summary: I will be showing the shortcomings of HRM calorie counts during aerobic exercise and the key role that VO2 max plays in determining those counts. I will be showing…
