In part one, we debunked the first five women's fitness
myths. Now, in the final part of this series, we will be
debunking myths six through nine.
6. Restricting calories and doing more cardio is the best
way to lose weight.
It is true that you will lose weight following this advice.
However, it will bite you in the butt in the end. No pun
intended. Here's why. Restricting calories will
definitely make you lose weight. However, this is not
optimal. When you restrict calories, your body will react
by slowing your metabolism down. When this happens, and
you resume eating normally, your metabolism is even slower
than it was before. So, when you resume eating what you
normally ate before you started restricting calories, you
will gain even more weight because your metabolism has
slowed down that much more. So what about doing more
cardio? Again, doing more cardio will cause you to lose
weight. However, here comes another big bite in the butt.
Doing too much cardio will cause you to lose precious
muscle mass. Losing muscle mass will cause your metabolism
to slow down even more! Put those two together and you
have a recipe for disaster. Not to mention, when you are
doing this to yourself, you are completely robbing yourself
of essential nutrients for your health. Here's what will
happen: Nails become brittle. Hair breaks. Skin tone is
lost. Injuries are more common. Illnesses are more
frequent. Mood and mental health are depressed. Sounds like
a blast huh? BUSTED!
7. I should skip meals to lose more weight.
Yeah sure. You should skip more red lights and stop signs
to get to where you are going faster also. What a joke.
How many people do you know that eat only once a day or
skip a meal to lose more weight. Like the previous myth,
the same things will happen. In addition, your metabolism
is going to slow way down. Think about this. Our
ancestors were hunters and gatherers. They ate all day
long. Other than the fact they were moving frequently,
they kept a rather high metabolism. Our metabolism is not
that much different from our ancestors. Here are the keys
to this little puzzle: Eat smaller, more frequent meals.
This, in turn, keeps your blood sugar stable all day long,
and keeps your energy stable. Also, it tells your body that
you are not in a state of famine and will not slow your
metabolism down. Oh it feels so good. BUSTED!
8. Eating after a certain time will make you gain weight.
Most of the tendency here is not to eat past a certain time
usually after 7PM. However, this is also another common
fallacy I see all the time. Most people are backwards in
the way they should be eating. You need an abundant supply
of energy in the morning and the eating should taper off
toward the evening when you are winding down and the energy
requirements are not as high. You know as well as I do,
the majority has this one completely backwards.
Additionally; it really doesn't matter what time you eat.
They key here is what kind of energy balance are you in?
Negative? Positive? Equilibrium? If you eat and continue
to stay in the negative energy balance, you'll still lose
weight, possibly not as much depending on the calorie
content of what is eaten. Lastly, having a healthy
nutritious meal or snack late in the evening is going to
help your body recover faster. When you are asleep, your
body is repairing itself from the day's stresses. Having a
new supply of nutrients added to your body prior to sleep
is an excellent way to aid in recovery.
9. I haven't lost any weight! The weight scale say so!
Do me a favor. Throw that piece of crap out the window, or
hide it in the closet until you can stop compulsively
judging yourself by a weight scale. Why? There are a
couple of reasons. Weight Fluctuation: Your body's
weight can fluctuate as much as five pounds in one day.
Water intake: Your water intake has an enormous effect on
your weight. Time of day: Think you will weigh different
first thing in the morning than you will last thing at
night? Try a more objective method: Try body fat testing
instead. Your body composition can change, but your weight
might not. 5.Try measurements instead: waist, arms, legs,
hips, etc.
Yep, my job is done here! Another myth BUSTED!
As you can see, there is a lot of BS floating around out
there. So please, critically think about what you are
hearing. Two, do not take anything you hear about fitness
at face value unless it is from a qualified fitness
professional. And by a qualified fitness professional, I
mean somebody that has been in the industry for years, or a
degreed professional, not someone who went out and received
a weekend certification. Until next time, train hard,
train smart, don't stop believing, and don't take your eyes
off the prize!
----------------------------------------------------
My name is Seth Albright and I am a graduate of Marshall
University with a degree in exercise physiology. Since I
graduated I have successfully trained hundreds of women
helping them achieve their fat loss goals. I am bringing
every technique, method, and trick I have used personal
training women to help them get the body they thought was
impossible to achieve. Please visit
http:///www.fatlossforwomenonly.com for more information.
No comments:
Post a Comment