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April 16th, 2007, 12:53 PM
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April 16th, 2007, 01:11 PM
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April 16th, 2007, 01:15 PM
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April 16th, 2007, 05:55 PM
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Rep Power: 2237 | | | By the way, I'm going through various parts of the site as I have time, and I thought a good place to start would be Steve's journal. I don't mean to exclude anyone, and if you have a link that you think should be in this list, don't hesitate to PM me! |
April 17th, 2007, 12:57 PM
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Steve, thanks for directing me to 'words of wisdom'
TomO, thanks for putting all these great links on one msg.
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April 18th, 2007, 01:29 PM
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I keep thinkin something like this would be helpful but never have the time to do it.
Ive stickied it |
April 18th, 2007, 01:46 PM
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April 21st, 2007, 06:51 AM
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Start Weight: 210 lb (5/1) | Current Weight: 210 lb (5/1) | Goal: 185 lb (8/1) |
April 21st, 2007, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DeepGreen  Why isn't some of my brilliant literature in this post? | LOL, pm me and I'll see if it should go in there!  |
April 22nd, 2007, 07:12 AM
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Rep Power: 0 | | | I'm new to this forum and this post has really helped me find the information that I'm looking for. Thanks so much for doing this... |
November 16th, 2007, 02:11 AM
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December 20th, 2007, 06:21 AM
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Rep Power: 357932 | | Excellent post on motivation... http://weight-loss.fitness.com/366746-post265.html Quote:
Motivation comes in unique packages for each of us.
It's that simple folks.
I can listen to the gheyest song in the world that would put some to sleep, yet, I'm going nuts wanting to go pound out heavy ass deadlifts.
Others like heavy metal.
Some like seeing extremely fit people to see something to work towards.
Others like seeing extremely fat people to see something to move away from.
Some don't need or want any external motivation.... it all has to come from within.
Again, it's that simple.
If the BL motivates some people, fan-freaking-tastic. This society needs all the motivation it can get. As I said above, I wouldn't call myself a fan per se, but I do enjoy using it in my arsenal to say "shut your face, your metabolism is not screwed up, nor are your hormones. Obese individuals face the biggest hormonal problems out there in terms of metabolism and look at the biggest loser contestants. Same with subjects in controlled laboratory settings.... they ALWAYS lose weight." It simply squashes a lot of the 'personal situations' some people use in their defense.... that's what I take from the show.
It bothers me at times when I see people say, Biggest Loser is the greatest thing to happen to television.... this world needs a wake up call. And it MOTIVATES me beyond belief.
Yet, said person isn't losing weight. Said person is not following a plan, hell they didn't even make a plan. Said person screams about the motivation they receive from the show, yet they aren't acting on it.
What's motivation without action. I thought it was the fuel for action.... and I just don't see that from a large population of avid 'fans' of the show who claim it motivates them.
Maybe they are confusing motivation with an 'eye opening' experience. But that's not motivation.
And last thought for the day..... sort of tying into what I started with. Some people have used the show as motivation.... a fuel to initiate action. I've seen it with my own eyes. So in that sense, the show is good. Hell, the finale even motivated me..... or helped me remember WHY I do what I do.
Just remember, motivation comes in different packages for different people.
Also, if you say you're motivated by something yet you aren't acting on it.... it's probably time to reevaluate some things.
My .10 cents/
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January 23rd, 2008, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bling3 Hi Steve,
I read your posts and they were very informative. I have one question though. I read somewhere that in order to lose the belly, one has to do cardio and only cardio. Doing push ups or crunches does not lead to effective weight loss in the abs region but only builds up the muscles there. Can you please clarify this issue?
Cheers,
Newbie | Glad you joined the community. Better yet, not afraid to ask questions.
What you read is flat out wrong. Unfortunately much of today's media that involves fat loss sucks. Always have your bullshit-filtering-lenses on when reading about this stuff nowadays.
That said, here's a few points to think about in response to what you stated:
1. Calories are energy. There are 3 energetic states we can be in; a surplus, a deficit, or a balance. An energetic deficit must be in place in order to lose fat.
2. Said deficit can come from a multitude of factors; namely less food in, more energy expended, or a combo of the both.
3. Once this deficit is in place, no matter what we do (for the most part), we don't get to pick and choose where the fat leaves our body in what order. Unfortunately, we all lose fat in unique, genetic patterns. In theory.... your problem spots or where you hold fat quickest/most is usually going to be the last place the fat leaves. No exercise is going to change this pattern.
4. As an example, suppose you are eating the exact amount of calories your body needs to sustain it's vital functions and daily activity. Theoretically, you are eating a balance of energy so no weight will be gained or lost. Now you throw weight lifting into the mix that is worth 250 calories per day. Well guess what? Those 250 calories are no different than had you done cardio instead of weight lifting that was = in caloric expenditure of 250 per session.
5. Remember, building muscle while in an energetic deficit is not an easy thing to do. In theory, the only people that can do it to an appreciable extent are very fat and/or very detrained people. Aside from that, adding new muscle is a very intensive process, energetically speaking. And when we're dieting there isn't enough energy to maintain what we have now, so the body sure as shit isn't going to 'like' adding new metabolically costly tissue such as muscle.
Did that clear things up a bit? More questions?
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January 23rd, 2008, 06:11 PM
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