I think at times we do way too much when it comes to losing weight. I've even made the mistake myself. I change my training to include more cardio, more supersetting and complexes and really ramp down the calories. Maybe that's why so many people who think they look amazing in the summer actually look drawn and way too over thin.
I wanted to post this study that compared weight loss from training and weight loss from restricting calories.
Improvements in Body Composition, Glucose Tolerance, and Insulin Action Induced by Increasing Energy Expenditure or Decreasing Energy Intake
1,2Edward P. Weiss3 and John O. Holloszy* Increases in exercise energy expenditure without compensatory changes in food intake (EX) and restriction of calorie intake (CR) both decrease body weight and fat mass, which, in turn, improve glucoregulatory function.
In conclusion, weight losses induced by exercise and by CR are effective means for improving glucose tolerance and insulin action in nonobese, healthy, middle-aged men and women; however, it does not appear that exercise training-induced weight loss results in greater improvements than those that result from CR.
Weight training DOESN'T IMPROVE weight loss as well as caloric restriction. Does this mean that we shouldn't change our training when we're trying to lose weight? I'm not too sure about that but I do think people go way too crazy with fat loss training.
In my experience, clients who diet harder look BETTER after all is said and done. That's not to say that they lose more weight but they do look better.
Fat Loss Training
I think at times we do way too much when it comes to losing weight. I've even made the mistake myself. I change my training to include more cardio, more supersetting and complexes and really ramp down the calories. Maybe that's why so many people who think they look amazing in the summer actually look drawn and way too over thin.
I wanted to post this study that compared weight loss from training and weight loss from restricting calories.
Improvements in Body Composition, Glucose Tolerance, and Insulin Action Induced by Increasing Energy Expenditure or Decreasing Energy Intake
1,2Edward P. Weiss3 and John O. Holloszy* Increases in exercise energy expenditure without compensatory changes in food intake (EX) and restriction of calorie intake (CR) both decrease body weight and fat mass, which, in turn, improve glucoregulatory function.
In conclusion, weight losses induced by exercise and by CR are effective means for improving glucose tolerance and insulin action in nonobese, healthy, middle-aged men and women; however, it does not appear that exercise training-induced weight loss results in greater improvements than those that result from CR.
Weight training DOESN'T IMPROVE weight loss as well as caloric restriction. Does this mean that we shouldn't change our training when we're trying to lose weight? I'm not too sure about that but I do think people go way too crazy with fat loss training.
In my experience, clients who diet harder look BETTER after all is said and done. That's not to say that they lose more weight but they do look better.
Calories go first then the training changes.