All good points, I remember at the beginning of the rep system I got that "shafted" feeling at times. Today, It can be someone irritating but I don't think about it to much.

Not sure what KWIM is though.

i don't think it has anything to do with your reputation but the environment you're in here.

you've got people, some of whom are desperate, looking for answers and solutions that they haven't been able to find on their own. They will listen t whomever talks and becausse they don't have the enough knowledge on their own, they won't question it.

Look at the number of poeple on low carb, 1200 calorie, cardio til they drop programs... it's the first person they talked to and that's what they listen to.

Are you right about everything you say? probably not... but it's better advice given that what's been here i the past.

Know What I mean?

I disagree....

the advice might not be questioned 100 percent - but it's often ignored. you've seen for yourself how many wanna be experts find thier way in the front door - not many of them stick around because they can't take the heat...

LOL. Yeah I got into it with your sister... I thought it was you for real, and I thought you were dead serious.

Maybe because everybody sees you rip my head off when I do. LOL! Just messing with you.

I guess you are right. It's not a matter of some preconceived judgment. It's a matter of what they know.

Yes I am.

That's cuz u talk stoopid stuf! LOLZ!!111

no you're not...

Prove it.

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It's crazy how many therories there are out there nowadays on training, apparently according to the new studies the stuff I was doing last month wasnt doing anything for me etc.
I personally am not interested in bulk, more of a lean guy as I surf everyday and like to stay light and limber, however when I was in the army 12years ago, I found that I put on a good amount of bulk while dropping weight, not by bodybuilding standards but I built up a good base there.
Since then I have just thought about my body like a machine, keep it fueled on good food, keep it strong and flexable through yoga, and stay active.
I only train at the gym for 45mins 2-3days a week, usually do complete failure training while there and that seems to be working just fine.
So my thought i thus, find a system that works for you and stick with it till it doesnt.
just my 2 cents

If your cardio activities leave you panting or breathless you are going too hard. Your energy will be then coming from your carbohydrate reserves and not from your fat stores.

Okay, probably me, but doesn't your body use carbohydrate stores, quick energy first, regardless of the excercise exertion? Wait aren't fat stores produced from carbs. Readily available carbs,hold out for so long and then convert to fat??

Crap, the blonde thing is kiicking in.

Now, I can't remember, but there was something about when there was no carbs available went into the protien breakdown, which took a lot of energy.

Okay, now confusiing myself. Just remember once when II was an avid stepper and on atkins, that after doing a step workout for 15 minutes on atkiins, my body felt more liike i had already been on the step for the whole hour. Can't remember what that is called when protien breaks down, somethig w/ an L - aciid. Gees guess I should read up on things again, but the truth is,it seems diet knowledge, workout iinfo, change on a daily basiis depending on which expert u talk to.

I use to run 7 min miles for 3 miles, 7 1/2 for 5 miles. Now, when I go to the gym, usually push myself on the treadmill or elipitical, usually by machine count push to 85% max heart rate, even push harder for the last 4 minutes.

But maybe this is a total waste. Confused bout the conditioning of different expenditures?
Athletic training at 90% mhr, does that mean I am not getting as much weight loss benefit at 70%mhr??
Man totally confused.

No, that was the whole point of this subject being on this sarcastic "misconceptions" list.

Hi Corndoggy,

k, just did some reading but still confused.

low carbs - yield no glycogen in the muscles/liver - no quick fuel, right -meaning it turns to the alternative resources, fat & protien stores, honestly thought at that rate for some reason the body was prone to go after protien/muscle storage and break that down for energy.

So, y do people say to work out at 65 - 75% mhr and not go for broke and hit 90%. Aren't different fuel resources be expanded differently at different mhr?
thanks

While in the fat burning zone, the ratio of calories burned from fat vs. carb stores is greatest in this range, WHILE WORKING OUT. The misleading part is that people think they shouldn't go beyond this point, thinking that they can't burn from fat if they do. Yes, you do burn more carb stores with athletic training and the amount of fat burned while you work out isn't as high, or at least the ratio... but many people don't realize that doing this will burn more overall calories, leading to your body burning fat well after you are finished working out, and in the end, you actually burn more fat with athletic training than when staying in the fat burning zone, it just doesn't all happen while you are working out.