Training the Obese Beginner: Part 6
Ok, seriously, time to finish this thing up. In Training the Obese Beginner: Part 5, I made a case for the inclusion of both weight training and cardiovascular training for the obese beginner, despite having listed some limitations to both in earlier parts of the series. I also described what I did generally as far as a first workout session with my beginners, including the obese.
Training the Obese Beginner: Part 5
Well, I had really hoped to finish up today since I have something else to talk about next week but, well….Tuesday or this thing will be unreadably long, even for me. Today, I want to start to bring together everything I’ve talked about, addressing why I think the inclusion of both weight training and cardiovascular training of some sort is important for the obese beginner and why both should be done from day 1.
Training the Obese Beginner: Part 4
In Training the Obese Beginner: Part 3 I basically summarized everything to date to conclude that the best approach to target all of the various issues going in this population on was a combination of progressive volume higher rep weight training (to deplete muscle glycogen) along with dietary modifications (both carbohydrate and/or calorie reductions).
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
In any case, following up on that piece (which really shows you how NOT to train someone), I now want to rerun a 6-part series I wrote a few years back on how I think Training the Obese Beginner should be approached. I’ll be running it over the next few weeks, once again culminating in a brand new video/rant/blog thingie. I’ve done a bit of tidying up and re-writing, just to smooth out the rougher spots.
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).
