Comments on: Steady State vs. Intervals: Explaining the Disconnect Part 2 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2.html Training and Nutrition advice, straight from the monkey's mouth. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BigNoseDog http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-6681 BigNoseDog Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:09:18 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/04/18/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2/#comment-6681 Excellent post, Lyle. I always laugh whenever I hear someone touting the superiority of HIIT over steady state cardio for fat loss. What's that saying about how if you repeat a lie often enough, people start to accept it as the truth? The Tremblay study is a perfect example of that. The pro-interval crowd likes to say that HIIT is 9 times more effective than steady state, but I'm willing to best most of these people can't even cite where they came up with that figure. Of the ones who can, how many even bothered to read the original study to understand what it was really saying? Apparently not many. Excellent post, Lyle. I always laugh whenever I hear someone touting the superiority of HIIT over steady state cardio for fat loss. What’s that saying about how if you repeat a lie often enough, people start to accept it as the truth? The Tremblay study is a perfect example of that. The pro-interval crowd likes to say that HIIT is 9 times more effective than steady state, but I’m willing to best most of these people can’t even cite where they came up with that figure. Of the ones who can, how many even bothered to read the original study to understand what it was really saying? Apparently not many.

]]> By: Phil http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-6026 Phil Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:41:19 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/04/18/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2/#comment-6026 I 'stumbled' upon your site. First, this is great info, by far some of the best (and most accurate) out there. The internet is great, but unfortunately there is so much "bogus" information out there! I have a quick question, really just want to get some feedback. I’m a 54 year old former college wrestler and coach. My body can’t really take the pounding of live wrestling anymore, although I do get on the mat and drill with my sons on occasions (don’t like drilling with people I don’t know, most are clueless and don’t know the difference between drilling and live). Staying in shape is important and my time is somewhat limited. I’m "old school" in my workout philosophy of 'go hard, keep it short, keep it intense', get out. For several months now my workouts have consisted of running stairs (various routines that I mix up) and lifting, with some jump rope thrown in to mix it up. My stair routines vary, but typically I use the 3 flights (72 steps) at the back of my building. Some days I just run up and down for around 25 minutes, most days I work in sets of sprints, and I mix those up as well. For example one day I may run up (and down) twice (the full 72 steps) then sprint a set (taking 2 steps at a time). Six sets of these, plus walking one in the beginning and one at the end, is a total of 20 full sets, 12 running, 6 sprinting. To mix it up, on other days I will run 4, sprint 2, 3 sets of these. Same number of total flights – running and sprinting, just different order to shake things up. After the stairs I walk to the other side of the building and hit the weights for around 20 minutes. I mix up those routines as well, keeping the focus on the compound movements like squats, rows, deadlifts, benches, standing militaries… I do everything with dumbbells and mix up the set/rep/ and weight (poundage) sometimes doing sets of 12 with moderate weights, other times going as heavy as I can for sets of 5 reps (usually 3 sets with both formats). Then other days it’s just lots of pull-ups, dips, push-ups neck and ab work (those days I usually don’t run the stairs and jump rope for about 15 minutes after.) Any thoughts on these routines? Thanks, Phil I ‘stumbled’ upon your site. First, this is great info, by far some of the best (and most accurate) out there. The internet is great, but unfortunately there is so much “bogus” information out there!

I have a quick question, really just want to get some feedback. I’m a 54 year old former college wrestler and coach. My body can’t really take the pounding of live wrestling anymore, although I do get on the mat and drill with my sons on occasions (don’t like drilling with people I don’t know, most are clueless and don’t know the difference between drilling and live). Staying in shape is important and my time is somewhat limited. I’m “old school” in my workout philosophy of ‘go hard, keep it short, keep it intense’, get out. For several months now my workouts have consisted of running stairs (various routines that I mix up) and lifting, with some jump rope thrown in to mix it up. My stair routines vary, but typically I use the 3 flights (72 steps) at the back of my building. Some days I just run up and down for around 25 minutes, most days I work in sets of sprints, and I mix those up as well. For example one day I may run up (and down) twice (the full 72 steps) then sprint a set (taking 2 steps at a time). Six sets of these, plus walking one in the beginning and one at the end, is a total of 20 full sets, 12 running, 6 sprinting. To mix it up, on other days I will run 4, sprint 2, 3 sets of these. Same number of total flights – running and sprinting, just different order to shake things up.

After the stairs I walk to the other side of the building and hit the weights for around 20 minutes. I mix up those routines as well, keeping the focus on the compound movements like squats, rows, deadlifts, benches, standing militaries… I do everything with dumbbells and mix up the set/rep/ and weight (poundage) sometimes doing sets of 12 with moderate weights, other times going as heavy as I can for sets of 5 reps (usually 3 sets with both formats). Then other days it’s just lots of pull-ups, dips, push-ups neck and ab work (those days I usually don’t run the stairs and jump rope for about 15 minutes after.)

Any thoughts on these routines?

Thanks, Phil

]]> By: lylemcd http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-4035 lylemcd Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:34:29 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/04/18/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2/#comment-4035 The impact of exercise on appetite is much more complex than I made it sound in the article above (e.g. some people come out of activity hungrier for either psychological or physiological reasons). I was just trying to find potential reasons for the apparent disconnect between theory and reality. At some point in the future, I'll be looking at the impact of exercise on appetite/fat loss in a full feature article. The impact of exercise on appetite is much more complex than I made it sound in the article above (e.g. some people come out of activity hungrier for either psychological or physiological reasons).

I was just trying to find potential reasons for the apparent disconnect between theory and reality. At some point in the future, I’ll be looking at the impact of exercise on appetite/fat loss in a full feature article.

]]> By: Neil http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-4033 Neil Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:26:44 +0000 http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/blog/2008/04/18/steady-state-versus-intervals-training-and-fat-loss-explaining-the-disconnect-pt-2/#comment-4033 Lyle, this site is really interesting, and I've been soaking up some very useful information over the past few days - thanks. One question - if HIIT does suppress appetite, does this not make it a useful tool for the person who is intentionally trying to reduce their calorie intake (i.e. someone on a diet)? I appreciate that those who analysed the study may have drawn the wrong conclusions vis-a-vis cause and effect, but if I am trying to reduce total calories consumed and can perform an exercise that will suppress my own appetite then surely this is a good thing, Lyle, this site is really interesting, and I’ve been soaking up some very useful information over the past few days – thanks.

One question – if HIIT does suppress appetite, does this not make it a useful tool for the person who is intentionally trying to reduce their calorie intake (i.e. someone on a diet)?
I appreciate that those who analysed the study may have drawn the wrong conclusions vis-a-vis cause and effect, but if I am trying to reduce total calories consumed and can perform an exercise that will suppress my own appetite then surely this is a good thing,

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