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In his latest Q&A session, Bullz-Eye.com Fitness Editor Mike Furci discusses high protein diets, weight training vs. cardio, and chest workouts. Q: Mike, 1. “Screw cardio!” Are you serious? I think it’s a known AND proven fact that a good mix of cardio and weight training will provide a better fat loss program than just weight or cardio training alone. ESPECIALLY if we consider HIT cardio training. A: It is true, HIT cardio (I assume you’re referring to interval training) is the best way to go if you’re going to put the time in. However, sorry to inform you, it is not a “proven fact” that a mix of cardio and weight training is the best way to go. Show me the evidence of long term success. There is NONE. Visit any gym and you’ll see what I mean. The majority of people who perform cardio regularly don’t make permanent gains. Cardio is vastly overrated as a means of losing body fat. In fact, if a person who is overweight embarks on a cardio program and doesn’t change their eating habits, they are doomed to failure. Adding muscle is the key, combined with a diet lower in refined foods, especially carbs. Filed under: Exercise and General fitness and Running and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Chest and Nutrition and Diets and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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The Cabbage Diet? In his latest Q & A session, Bullz-Eye.com fitness editor Mike Furci says forget about fad diets and stick to the basics: exercise & healthy eating. Filed under: Exercise and Men's Health and Wellness and Weight training and General training and Nutrition and Diets and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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The best way to lose weight is to do cardio, right? Wrong! Bullz-Eye.com’s Mike Furci debunks common fitness myths, including whether or not eating a diet high in protein is unhealthy for your liver and kidneys. Click here to check out Mike’s Fitness Myth Busters column. Filed under: General fitness and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Power lifting and Abs and Nutrition and Diets and Supplements and Sports Health and Fitness and Protein Comments: None |
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There was an interesting question asked in the “Malegrams” section of the August 2007 issue of Men’s Health: Q: How long can I go without lifting weights before my muscles disappear? Answer (provided by trainer Mike Mejia): Contrary to popular belief, your muscles don’t turn to mush as soon as you stop lifting. In fact, a recent study of recreational weight lifters found that 6 weeks of inactivity resulted in only a slight decrease in power (10) percent after 2 weeks) and virtually no drop-off in size or strength. You could go the whole summer without pumping iron – as long as you’re keeping fit with activities such as swimming or tennis. These sports help retain muscle mass and offer the perfect physical and mental break from the tedium of the gym. Come fall, you can return to the gum refreshed and ready to take your workouts to the next level. Interesting. Obviously if your goal is to put on a ton of size, you don’t want to go an entire summer without so much as looking at a weight. But those who get sick of the rigors of a gym routine can find solace – at least from Mr. Mejia and his research – that if you partake in sports and other physical activities, you won’t resemble Calista Flockhart by August. Filed under: Men's Health and Wellness and Sports Health and Fitness and Magazine Hype and Xternal Fitness and Xternal Furci Comments: 1 Comment |
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Many physicians, including those whose study was published in the journal Circulation, believe there is such a thing as too much exercise. 60 Boston Marathon participants were screned before the 2004 and 2005 races. They showed normal cardiac function. The same subjects were tested again after the races. 60% of them had elevated troponin levels. Troponin is a marker in the blood used to help diagnose a heart attack, and to detect mild to severe heart injury. Troponin tests are ordered primarily for people who have chest pain to see if there is damage to the heart. 40% of the participants who had elevated trponin levels had levels at or above the decision limit for acute myocardial necrosis. Meaning, some heart tissue, as in a heart attack, possibly died. Conclusion: DON’T OVERDO IT. Extreme endurance events are associated with cardiac dysfunction in several studies, especially for those with less training. Filed under: Endurance and Running and Men's Health and Wellness and Sports Health and Fitness Comments: 2 Comments |
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On a whole, we all have it within ourselves to want to be healthy, be fit and look our best. However, it’s easy to get sidetracked by bad advice or information overload. The most common problem some of us face is that we think we have to find a magical workout regime or a diet that’s tailor made for us. The truth of the matter is that any workout that continuously challenges are body and mind will work. Don’t get hung up on what specific exercises will work best for you, because then it’s easier to lose focus. Just pick out a regime from a magazine or online article or talk to someone that you trust that has had success in the gym to build you a plan. Knowing the fundamentals in the gym, changing up your workout every four to six weeks and of course having a proper diet will get you on the right track. And keep you there. For more workout myths and facts, including whether or not muscle will turn into fat, sweating means you’re losing weight and if working out when you’re injured actually is beneficial, check out this article from msnbc.com. Filed under: Uncategorized and Exercise and General fitness and Men's Health and Wellness and Sports Health and Fitness and Magazine Hype Comments: 4 Comments |
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Testing by Casey. This can be edited/deleted anytime, by whoever is working on this. Category pages were not showing up until I associated a post with the category. Filed under: Uncategorized and Exercise and General fitness and Workout programs and Endurance and Running and Swimming and Men's Health and Wellness and Weight training and General training and Bodybuilding and Power lifting and Specific workouts and Abs and Arms and Back and Chest and Legs and Neck and Nutrition and Cholesterol and Diets and Food preparation and Foods products and Supplements and Vitamins/Minerals and Fatty acids and Testosterone boosters and Creatine and Glutamine and Ephedra and Fat burners and Medical Issues for Men and Sexual Health and Hormone replacement and Heart disease and Prostate health and Hair loss and Equipment and Gear and Book Reviews and Sports Health and Fitness and Anti-Aging and Interviews and Magazine Hype and Cool quotes Comments: None |