April 4, 2009
Topic:
The Latest Finds in Exercise Science
As a professional trainer, I spend thousands of dollars a year on continuing education in an attempt to try to keep up with the ever changing world of exercise science but being up to date shouldn’t just be for trainers. Today, I’m going to share with you what many have found out.
Lifting weights fast - Acceleration weight training (also known as compensatory acceleration training) was first coined by Dr. Fred Hatfield who theorized that lifting weights fast was not only safe but would effectively stimulate the white muscle fibers without having to always lift heavy. Come to find out he was right. Fast lifting is safe because your nervous system is already hardwired to lift things heavy quickly. It also works well for older people wanting strength and muscle but don’t have the healthy joints to do it heavy.
Aerobics is coming back – Many fitness gurus have exaggerated the benefits of weight training so much so that cardio has kind of taken a back seat. The reason is that we once thought that weight training and muscle gain dramatically increased your resting metabolic rate. Weight training and muscle gain does in fact increase your metabolic rate but it’s so minute it would have little effect on weight loss. Weight training is extremely important to maintain strength, bone density and muscle mass which give the body a much more appealing shape. But, it is good old fashion cardio that will keep your heart healthy and most importantly keep you lean enough to see all those muscle you’ve been working on.
Diet isn’t everything - We used to think diet is the king when it comes to weight loss. Although that’s still true, problems arise when a person just diets. What happens is that if they are heavy and have a pear shape, when they just diet, they end up becoming a smaller pear. When you just diet, a large portion of the weight loss is muscle, which is a very bad thing. That’s one of the key benefits of exercise, especially weight training when dieting. It allows you to hold onto muscle mass in a hypo caloric state.
Question from viewers:
James
If you could only recommend one supplement, what would it be and why?
Amanda
If there’s no such thing as upper or lower abs then why do I only ever feel sore in the top part of my abs?
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