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Which would you rather do? Get 8 hours of sleep everyday, or exercise 5 hours a week?
I'd say 7 hours of sleep per night and 3 hours of exercise
There's a lot of literature that workouts beyond an hour-hour and a half don't add much benefits and the shorter and more intense they are, the better. (of course this does not apply to athletes)
It's been said many times before, but getting exercise while doing a startup is a must. It's like saying you should use LESS/SASS instead of coding CSS. You just won't believe how much better it is until you actually try it for a while. For the last three months I've forced myself to go for a jog every morning, no excuses, even if it means I'll get started on stuff a little later, so be it. It's an amazing complement…
Forcing myself to use LESS is actually harder than exercise for me. Any tips?
Very inspiring story of losing 10% body fat - gaining muscle and losing fat. I've read elsewhere of this 3-day per week workout plan focusing on muscle mass. It seems like it gets great results. Also, working with a personal trainer makes a lot of sense. The only thing I'm skeptical about is all the meat in your diet. If you watch Forks Over Knives and read the China Study, it talks about meat and animal products dir…
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I'd say 7 hours of sleep per night and 3 hours of exercise
1 hour of intense exercise (minimal breaks) >>> 3 hours of exercise with a ton of breaks and loitering around. There's a lot of literature that workouts beyond an hour-hour and a half don't add much benefits and the shorter and more intense they are, the better. (of course this does not apply to athletes)
It looks like no cardio to speak of in your routine. So many people kill themselves doing an hour a day of running or riding a stationary bike and then wonder why they don't get better results. It's really 80% or more about diet and lifting weights. The more muscle you have the more calories you will burn throughout the day. You just don't need that much cardio if you train intensely enough when lifting weights. Nice…
If you want to be a bodybuilder and look big, go ahead and skip cardio. On the other hand, if you do any sports that last more than about 30 seconds, you might want to spend a little time working your heart (which is also a muscle). This is what happens if you skip the cardio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HghbpgHNxC0 (Sorry for the crappy music video, it's the only one I could find.)
Some research has shown that soy decreases testosterone in men. It does not seem to be a decided question, though a nutritional epidemiologist I trust believes it is. You might replace with rice milk to be on the safe side.
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Barely. A weight loss program consisting of "my muscle will burn off extra calories" will not go far.
So, not a myth, but an exaggeration? It goes on to say that having more muscle helps burn calories when active even more so. I agree with your assertion that extra muscle burns off extra calories 'at rest' may be imply more than its actual results, but I don't see that it makes it a flat out myth. More muscular people who exercise burn more calories than less muscular people who exercise the same amount, and burn mor…
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So, not a myth, but an exaggeration? It goes on to say that having more muscle helps burn calories when active even more so. I agree with your assertion that extra muscle burns off extra calories 'at rest' may be imply more than its actual results, but I don't see that it makes it a flat out myth. More muscular people who exercise burn more calories than less muscular people who exercise the same amount, and burn mor…
May as well say you burn more calories drinking cold water because your body has to heat it up. This is a little meta, but I think if you say something that, while technically true, causes people to behave/believe in a certain manner unwarranted by the facts, you're functionally equivalent to lying. Anyway, point taken, "lie" was not the most tactful choice.
Of course you're right to debunk the argument on its face, but I do wonder how much more caloric burn you get from the muscles you have during exercise, and whether that doesn't make up for it.