It’s been a while. Not much to say, been working a lot of hours making the man a little richer.
Things are getting better. My career is taking off, I’m getting along with my kids better, and I have a life coach. I’m sure this is all leading up to something good…
Enjoy this awesome song!
I got this quote from Bob Proctor today and it really spoke to me.
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
1929-1968, American Civil Rights Leader
I get a newsletter daily and there is always a small health article included in it. I don’t really care for the rest of the stuff, but sometimes there is a small nugget of wisdom contained in the newsletter.
There are articles from some folks in the health industry that I really admire, like James LaValle and Johnny Bowden.
In this article Johnny talks about why it is a bad idea to eat a high carb mini meal right after working out, especially if you are trying to burn fat.
Nix the Nosh
By Jonny Bowden
Ever wonder why some trainers still tell their clients to eat six small meals a day, have a high-carb snack after working out (”to refuel the muscles”), and carb-load every time they go for a run? It’s because these trainers were steeped in the bodybuilding-gym culture of the ’60s, and learned from the training manuals of competitive athletes. But unless you’re training for a marathon or an Iron Man competition, that advice is 100 percent wrong – especially if you’re looking to lose weight.
In a recent study, volunteers were given a high-carb mini-meal immediately after exercising on a treadmill for an hour. The result: Insulin efficiency – the ability to clear sugar from the bloodstream – was completely wiped out.
A separate study tested high-carb mini-meals against low-carb mini-meals, and found that the low-carb meals did the least damage. “If people are going to exercise to benefit their health, they should not be eating back the calories immediately or within a couple of hours of finishing,” says Barry Braun, PhD, Director of the Energy Metabolism Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Don’t gorge on carbs after you exercise. If you tend to get hungry after a workout, take this preventive measure: Eat a light snack containing proteins, carbs, and fat beforehand. It should hold you for a few hours.
This goes against the typical meathead, bodybuilder, bro mentality, but I think that’s a good thing.
I’m down another pounds this morning to 380. I’ve lost 4 pounds this week, so far. I was stalled for about a week, and I realized why.
Artificial Sweeteners. They really screw up my appetite. I was eating over 4400 calories per day and still not satisified. Now I eat 2400 to 2500 calories and have no desire to eat anything else.
If you are stalled or cannot seem to reign in your appetite, you may want to consider giving up artificial sweeteners for a while.
Thanks to Jimmy Moore for doing this first and giving me the idea!
If you’ve seen Wanted, you’ve heard this awesome song. The last scene of the movie is a real kick in the butt, too. Wesley Gibson was a changed man. It’s a little bit of the Matrix meets the Count of Monte Cristo meets I don’t know what.
I’m not a fan of country music, but there are a few notable exceptions. Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. I also like the old-timey/bluegrass type stuff like “O Brother Where Art Thou?”.
Anyway, it is a freezing ass cold morning here in Iowa. It is so cold that school is cancelled. If only work would get cancelled!
I’ve been stalled for the last week or so. I decided to try something that Jimmy Moore is doing, and that is to cut out all sweet tastes (basically artificial sweeteners). It worked! I’ve noticed that my appetite is severely reduced. When I was using fake sugar, I would eat 4500+ calories per day and still be hungy. Now, I ‘m eating less than 2500 per day and feeling stuffed.
If you are stalled and you are drinking lots of diet pop or are eating sugar free candy, try eliminating these things from your diet and see if the stall breaks.
If you haven’t heard of BodyBuilding.com, it can be a great resource. The prime resource I get the most usage out of is the exercise database. There are also a ton of articles, but it seems like anyone can submit articles, so you have to be careful about what advice you choose to follow.
I highly recommend anyone NOT on steroids stay away from the typical 4 times a week/body part split type of workout. There is quite a bit of data out there suggesting that a full body workout, 3 times a week, with varying intensity is the the best way to build muscle over the long haul. However, there haven’t really been that many studies done on people building muscle. Science just isn’t that interested in it. I know, crazy, right? You’d think those scientists wouldn’t just want to be brainy but also big muscled, and figure out the quickest, easiest way of getting there.
I’m catching up on my Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show interviews by Jimmie Moore, and I think he saved the best for last (which is saying a lot, all of Jimmie’s interviews, and especially all of the last week are excellent!). It’s an interview with Dr. James LaValle. This interview was a real eye opener for me. Some of the topics include:
This is an hour long interview that I think I’m going to have to listen to at least twice to absorb it all.
Ok, this is an oldie that I read about last January in Men’s Health, but I lost that issue. Fortunately for us, a reader on the Magic Bus Forum posted a link to the study.
Max Lafontan and colleagues investigated how fat is broken down in both lean and obese subjects who exercised after either fasting or eating a high-fat diet. They noticed that after eating a high-fat diet, fats were broken down in both lean and obese individuals. Under fasting conditions, the breakdown of fats was more pronounced in the lean subjects, but the high fat meal enhanced lipolysis in the obese subjects.
One simple idea is heavy whipping cream in your coffee in the morning or in your protein shake 30 minutes or so before you work out.
