[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Swan

Weight loss is achieved 80% in the kitchen, 20% exercise. Crash diets, weight watchers, all that kind of thing, no.

Doing weights is actually better for weight loss than jogging. Lifting weights burns calories whilst you do it, and also a long time after because the body uses up tons of energy repairing muscles. So do weights, and an hour later, sat on the sofa, you'll still be burning calories.

Plenty of Water is great and Green Tea.

Cook everything you can with Coconut Oil. Even eat it raw out of the tub. It's a super food. All kinds of Berries, Fish, Veg, Lean Meat, Nuts all brilliant.

All this stuff improves your skin, teeth, hair, movement, energy levels and your mental health.

Then after all that have a day/meal every week with any rubbish you like

Muscle burns fat, yes. If you want to lose weight quickly, safely and steadily then then the ‘epoc’ Effect, which as you mention is the continuation of burning calories post workout then you want to do HITT training. High intensity interval training.

High intensity cardio will burn mor3 calories than weight training and you will raise your heart rate quicker. Combine it with weight training. Just doing general jogging will not raise your heart rate enough in comparison. The epoc effect is so much less greater....however, any moving is good.

Good advice though.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by ThomasC

Muscle burns fat, yes. If you want to lose weight quickly, safely and steadily then then the ‘epoc’ Effect, which as you mention is the continuation of burning calories post workout then you want to do HITT training. High intensity interval training.

High intensity cardio will burn mor3 calories than weight training and you will raise your heart rate quicker. Combine it with weight training. Just doing general jogging will not raise your heart rate enough in comparison. The epoc effect is so much less greater....however, any moving is good.

Good advice though.

Yes I sprinkle this wisdom here occasionally - tha basic formula is calories in < calories out = weight loss but I think often people overlook the importance of "resting" calories out vs "active burning" calories out. As a percentage of actual daily intake, the calories burnt in a workout session are relatively small. Up your muscle mass enough and you can burn 2000+ calories a day doing literally nothing but breathing. Obviously you still have to exercise because if you don't, muscle starts falling off really quickly, but the "primary" goal of the workout is muscle building, not burning calories.

In terms of cardio IMO the main benefit of cardio fitness is just "not feeling like **** all the time".

My fitness basically comes and goes in cycles based on what's going on in life and the difference between being able to bound up the stairs like a lamb, and plodding up them with a huff, is the "important part".

I don't actually keep an eye on weight personally, just how I feel, how my clothes fit, and obvious body composition. But then I'm a 6'2 male in my mid 30's so "weight" isn't really the main measure of fitness. I guess maybe I'd feel different if I started heading towards My 600lb Life or something.

[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Yes I sprinkle this wisdom here occasionally - tha basic formula is calories in < calories out = weight loss but I think often people overlook the importance of "resting" calories out vs "active burning" calories out. As a percentage of actual daily intake, the calories burnt in a workout session are relatively small. Up your muscle mass enough and you can burn 2000+ calories a day doing literally nothing but breathing. Obviously you still have to exercise because if you don't, muscle starts falling off really quickly, but the "primary" goal of the workout is muscle building, not burning calories.

In terms of cardio IMO the main benefit of cardio fitness is just "not feeling like **** all the time".

My fitness basically comes and goes in cycles based on what's going on in life and the difference between being able to bound up the stairs like a lamb, and plodding up them with a huff, is the "important part".

I don't actually keep an eye on weight personally, just how I feel, how my clothes fit, and obvious body composition. But then I'm a 6'2 male in my mid 30's so "weight" isn't really the main measure of fitness. I guess maybe I'd feel different if I started heading towards My 600lb Life or something.

Yes, lots of sense in your post.

I think you're either more geared towards cardio or weight training.

For me, I prefer cardio or HITT training because of the 'feel' it gives me. I don't feel like I've done a good workout unless I'm drenched in sweat. Something weight training alone doesn't do. It doesn't raise your heart rate enough.

1000% on the latter. Avoid the scales at most costs unless you're morbidly obese. It's such a fail.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

But then I'm a 6'2 male in my mid 30's so.

[Zizu]

You guys should read up on Intermittent fasting ... also known as 16:8 fasting

Absolutely amazing benefits


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[Marsh.]

Starving yourself is really bad for you. Don't do that, Thomas.

[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Starving yourself is really bad for you. Don't do that, Thomas.

I don't starve myself.

Sometimes I wish I did. Can't stop eating.

[Alf]

I like bread and dripping

[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Alf

I like bread and dripping

Bet you do. Dirty bugger.