Training the Obese Beginner: Part 3
I want you to know that typing that heading made me die a little bit but that’s how it goes; it’s just such a trite, cliched and worn out phrase. As I mentioned, a common finding is that the obese individual often has a lot of fatty acids floating around in the bloodstream (secondary to insulin resistance at the fat cell) but tend to rely more heavily on glucose and carbohydrate (indicated by a resting RER) both at rest and during exercise for various reasons.
Training the Obese Beginner: Part 2
As usual, my goal of finishing in two parts was unrealistic, this will have to finish up on Thursday in Part 3 when I”ll put it all together and talk about practical implications/applicational stuff. For now I want to look at a few more physiological issues including increased muscle mass in the obese, a brief look at metabolic rate (mainly a mythbuster thing) and then finally at some of the realities of exercise.
Training the Obese Beginner: Part 1
As usual, I’m going to be a bit longwinded so I’m going to divide this up into two parts. Today I want to focus mainly on some of the underlying physiology that occurs in the obese (and make no mistake, what I want to cover won’t be anywhere close to comprehensive; I’ll focus on issues relevant to fat loss); next Tuesday I want to look at some practical issues that I find many forget when they give advice and/or train the obese hands-on.
Biggest Loser Feedback
Since people are going to continue pestering me for the details of that on the forum until I write it up, but since I don’t have time to day, this Biggest Loser Feedback, sent to me by a guy who was on the show is a bridge article in the sense that it gives some indication of what the Biggest Loser contestants go through during the show. If nothing else, I hope it provides a look at how I don’t think the obese beginner sholud be trained but I’m getting ahead of myself. Wait until Friday (and probably next Tuesday if I don’t miss my guess).
Fasted Cardio and Fat Loss – Q&A
This is probably one of the most commonly asked questions which is why it’s worth addressing. It’s worth keeping in mind that this idea usually comes out of the bodybuilding subculture, usually contest bodybuilders who, assuming their diet is working properly, are getting towards the low-end of body fat levels. And the short-answer to your question is that the body fat of the person is going to be the main determinant of whether doing cardio fasted in the morning is important or not.
Overtraining, Overreaching and all the Rest Part 8
Ok, this is going to be long but I’m determined to wrap this up today so I can write about some other stuff on Friday. Today I want to look at some of the different methods that have been used in an attempt to monitor and/or diagnose overtraining to catch it before it happens and then finish up by looking at what to do if overtraining occurs (even if you did your best to prevent it).
Two Quick Announcements
To give everyone’s eyes a break from reading dense text, I’m going to keep it short and sweet today without a couple of quick announcements. I’ll finish up the Overtraining series next week (really) and then move back to other things. Announcement #1: Seminar at Hyde Park Gym In Austin Texas As I mentioned in [...]
Overtraining, Overeaching and all the Rest Part 7
What I want to do to finish up today is to first look at some ways to monitor for signs of overtraining (to stop problems before they start), with my focus being on methods that are reasonably easy to administer. That is to say, while the ultimate determination of overtraining is a drop in performance, it’s always better to stop problems before they start then try to fix them after they happen. Finally, in what may rather surprisingly be the shortest part of the whole series, I’ll talk about what to do to ‘fix’ overtraining after it’s happened.
