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re: How to Break Through 2-Year Plateau
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:09 pm to FearTheFish
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:09 pm to FearTheFish
Pretty much everyone's answers on here so far are correct. I'm just going to add that type of exercising you like to do should be the type you focus on. If you like to run, then run. If you like to lift, then lift. There's nothing wrong with doing both, but you need to set your priorities.
If you like to run and you want to lose weight and you aren't; then run more or eat less. Those are your options.
If you like to lift more and you want to lose weight; run less, lift more and decrease caloric intake. Focus on protein as others have said.
The truth is that running long distances on a sustained cardio level is catabolic to your body. Your body is going to make changes that make you a better runner. One of those changes is decreasing your muscle mass. The problem with this is that over time your muscle mass is what ultimately keeps your body burning calories. So people that like to run are going to be stuck with having to run, well pretty much forever, because they won't have the muscle mass to burn calories for them while at rest.
My advice to you; lift more, run less or do some type of sprinting. Interval sprints have been shown to have a huge impact on HGH levels. Which will burn body fat off of you. I give you that advice because that is my preference. I'd rather spend 6-7 hours a week in the gym than run for 30 minutes. I'll walk, ruck, or mountain bike for my cardio. If I'm doing sustained cardio, I try and keep my HR around 135 or lower.
Good luck
If you like to run and you want to lose weight and you aren't; then run more or eat less. Those are your options.
If you like to lift more and you want to lose weight; run less, lift more and decrease caloric intake. Focus on protein as others have said.
The truth is that running long distances on a sustained cardio level is catabolic to your body. Your body is going to make changes that make you a better runner. One of those changes is decreasing your muscle mass. The problem with this is that over time your muscle mass is what ultimately keeps your body burning calories. So people that like to run are going to be stuck with having to run, well pretty much forever, because they won't have the muscle mass to burn calories for them while at rest.
My advice to you; lift more, run less or do some type of sprinting. Interval sprints have been shown to have a huge impact on HGH levels. Which will burn body fat off of you. I give you that advice because that is my preference. I'd rather spend 6-7 hours a week in the gym than run for 30 minutes. I'll walk, ruck, or mountain bike for my cardio. If I'm doing sustained cardio, I try and keep my HR around 135 or lower.
Good luck
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Posted on 3/1/24 at 11:12 am to FearTheFish
I’m no expert, but I think you need to look into catabolic vs anabolic exercise and the effects of each.
Seems like “eat less, move more” works within a given metabolic framework to lose weight over the short term, but then your body adjusts that metabolic framework so that a lower calorie intake is necessary to maintain body weight.
I think our lizard brains think it’s dumb to lose a ton of weight, so you’d have to go to real extremes to overcome that. Or at least I know a few people who eat very little but maintain their body weight.
Better off being jacked. Stress your body so that it thinks it needs to build muscle to survive, and then give it the building blocks to do that.
Seems like “eat less, move more” works within a given metabolic framework to lose weight over the short term, but then your body adjusts that metabolic framework so that a lower calorie intake is necessary to maintain body weight.
I think our lizard brains think it’s dumb to lose a ton of weight, so you’d have to go to real extremes to overcome that. Or at least I know a few people who eat very little but maintain their body weight.
Better off being jacked. Stress your body so that it thinks it needs to build muscle to survive, and then give it the building blocks to do that.
Posted on 3/1/24 at 11:28 am to PrezCock
quote:
Pretty much everyone's answers on here so far are correct. I'm just going to add that type of exercising you like to do should be the type you focus on. If you like to run, then run. If you like to lift, then lift. There's nothing wrong with doing both, but you need to set your priorities.
If you like to run and you want to lose weight and you aren't; then run more or eat less. Those are your options.
If you like to lift more and you want to lose weight; run less, lift more and decrease caloric intake. Focus on protein as others have said.
The truth is that running long distances on a sustained cardio level is catabolic to your body. Your body is going to make changes that make you a better runner. One of those changes is decreasing your muscle mass. The problem with this is that over time your muscle mass is what ultimately keeps your body burning calories. So people that like to run are going to be stuck with having to run, well pretty much forever, because they won't have the muscle mass to burn calories for them while at rest.
My advice to you; lift more, run less or do some type of sprinting. Interval sprints have been shown to have a huge impact on HGH levels. Which will burn body fat off of you. I give you that advice because that is my preference. I'd rather spend 6-7 hours a week in the gym than run for 30 minutes. I'll walk, ruck, or mountain bike for my cardio. If I'm doing sustained cardio, I try and keep my HR around 135 or lower.
Good luck
yep, i prolyl should have added that.
im not against people running if thats what they like to do(i think you are crazy but i used to like it too when i was young)
people see me say knock off all that long distance shite and assume i hate people running...thats not the case. if you like it and can be consistent with it...do it
but when people come on here looking for advice on aesthetics...well running long distance like that aint it
Posted on 3/1/24 at 11:32 am to Earnest_P
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I’m no expert, but I think you need to look into catabolic vs anabolic exercise and the effects of each.
Seems like “eat less, move more” works within a given metabolic framework to lose weight over the short term, but then your body adjusts that metabolic framework so that a lower calorie intake is necessary to maintain body weight.
I think our lizard brains think it’s dumb to lose a ton of weight, so you’d have to go to real extremes to overcome that. Or at least I know a few people who eat very little but maintain their body weight.
Better off being jacked. Stress your body so that it thinks it needs to build muscle to survive, and then give it the building blocks to do that.
its more your body adjust to the demands pushed upon it.....with all that running and limited amount of true resistance training your body says...well shite i dont need all that muscle to be efficient, actually need less for these demands so im gonna shift the metabolic burn to wear im burning just as much muscle as fat
its not quite that simple but similar
Posted on 3/1/24 at 11:46 am to lsu777
Running is good for helping you get better at running.
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