Comments on: For Big Guys Who Run … http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537 Fat Loss & Training for the Average Joe Couch Potato Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:15:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Muata http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537&cpage=1#comment-1853 Muata Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:44:18 +0000 http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537#comment-1853 mooseboyslim, you beat me to the punch about Venuto's new book. I'm so glad that you said that it's one of the very best books on the subject out there because I feel the same way. I'll even go as far to say that I'm going to start recommending it to <em>anyone</em> who wants to lose fat and understand the bigger picture. CJ, I would recommend that you, or anyone else reading this for that matter, pick up Tom's new book to understand why we feel you need to bump up your calories considering the amount of exercise you're doing. Thanks for the comment mooseboyslim ....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1853','Muata'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1853','Muata','mooseboyslim, you beat me to the punch about Venuto\'s new book. I\'m so glad that you said that it\'s one of the very best books on the subject out there because I feel the same way. I\'ll even go as far to say that I\'m going to start recommending it to <em>anyone<\/em> who wants to lose fat and understand the bigger picture. CJ, I would recommend that you, or anyone else reading this for that matter, pick up Tom\'s new book to understand why we feel you need to bump up your calories considering the amount of exercise you\'re doing. Thanks for the comment mooseboyslim ....'); return false;">Quote</a></div> mooseboyslim, you beat me to the punch about Venuto’s new book. I’m so glad that you said that it’s one of the very best books on the subject out there because I feel the same way. I’ll even go as far to say that I’m going to start recommending it to anyone who wants to lose fat and understand the bigger picture. CJ, I would recommend that you, or anyone else reading this for that matter, pick up Tom’s new book to understand why we feel you need to bump up your calories considering the amount of exercise you’re doing. Thanks for the comment mooseboyslim ….
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]]> By: mooseboyslim http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537&cpage=1#comment-1845 mooseboyslim Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:13:53 +0000 http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537#comment-1845 I have to agree with Muata, CJ. You need to establish the calorie deficit and still make sure your body doesn't go into "starvation mode" which it will do when you stay below maintenance intake for as long as you have. When that happens, your body goes on full alert becaue it thinks its starving, and hoards fat, while offering up muscle for fuel. You don't want that. I just finished reading Tom Venuto's "Body Fat Solution", and he makes a truly excellent case for avoiding this syndrome. (I'm not a shill for Venuto, but I think this book is one of the very best books on the subject out there) I reccomend that you shoot for no more than 2 pounds a week of weight loss from all sources: exercise and caloric intake restrictions. You could try adding protein and changing up from walking to adding in some weight training. If what you're doing isn't working, change what you are doing. Please be careful: the diet you describe is dangerous in the long haul.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1845','mooseboyslim'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1845','mooseboyslim','I have to agree with Muata, CJ. You need to establish the calorie deficit and still make sure your body doesn\'t go into \"starvation mode\" which it will do when you stay below maintenance intake for as long as you have. When that happens, your body goes on full alert becaue it thinks its starving, and hoards fat, while offering up muscle for fuel. You don\'t want that. I just finished reading Tom Venuto\'s \"Body Fat Solution\", and he makes a truly excellent case for avoiding this syndrome. (I\'m not a shill for Venuto, but I think this book is one of the very best books on the subject out there) I reccomend that you shoot for no more than 2 pounds a week of weight loss from all sources: exercise and caloric intake restrictions. You could try adding protein and changing up from walking to adding in some weight training. If what you\'re doing isn\'t working, change what you are doing. Please be careful: the diet you describe is dangerous in the long haul.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I have to agree with Muata, CJ. You need to establish the calorie deficit and still make sure your body doesn’t go into “starvation mode” which it will do when you stay below maintenance intake for as long as you have. When that happens, your body goes on full alert becaue it thinks its starving, and hoards fat, while offering up muscle for fuel. You don’t want that. I just finished reading Tom Venuto’s “Body Fat Solution”, and he makes a truly excellent case for avoiding this syndrome. (I’m not a shill for Venuto, but I think this book is one of the very best books on the subject out there) I reccomend that you shoot for no more than 2 pounds a week of weight loss from all sources: exercise and caloric intake restrictions. You could try adding protein and changing up from walking to adding in some weight training. If what you’re doing isn’t working, change what you are doing. Please be careful: the diet you describe is dangerous in the long haul.
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]]> By: Muata http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537&cpage=1#comment-1810 Muata Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:45:59 +0000 http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537#comment-1810 CJ, one thing that I've learned the hard way is that eating below maintenance for more than 3 months straight isn't a good thing. In our attempts to lose fat, we want to believe the lower the cals the more fat we'll lose. However, you will actually be losing too much muscle also because you're not able to get in enough protein to spare your lean mass 2 1000 kcals/day. If you've been eating below maintenance for more than 3 months, then I think you need to eat enough calories so you stay at the weight you are for a couple of weeks, before going back to eating below maintenance. You can use the simple formula of multiplying your current weight times 10 to come at a working number of calories to eat to lose fat. Also, try and make sure that you eat at least 1gram of protein per lb of your "targeted" weight. So, if you want to get down to 185, then you should make sure to consume at least that many grams per day. Let me know how taking a break and maintaining your weight for a couple of weeks works for you ...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1810','Muata'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1810','Muata','CJ, one thing that I\'ve learned the hard way is that eating below maintenance for more than 3 months straight isn\'t a good thing. In our attempts to lose fat, we want to believe the lower the cals the more fat we\'ll lose. However, you will actually be losing too much muscle also because you\'re not able to get in enough protein to spare your lean mass 2 1000 kcals\/day. If you\'ve been eating below maintenance for more than 3 months, then I think you need to eat enough calories so you stay at the weight you are for a couple of weeks, before going back to eating below maintenance. You can use the simple formula of multiplying your current weight times 10 to come at a working number of calories to eat to lose fat. Also, try and make sure that you eat at least 1gram of protein per lb of your \"targeted\" weight. So, if you want to get down to 185, then you should make sure to consume at least that many grams per day. Let me know how taking a break and maintaining your weight for a couple of weeks works for you ...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> CJ, one thing that I’ve learned the hard way is that eating below maintenance for more than 3 months straight isn’t a good thing. In our attempts to lose fat, we want to believe the lower the cals the more fat we’ll lose. However, you will actually be losing too much muscle also because you’re not able to get in enough protein to spare your lean mass 2 1000 kcals/day. If you’ve been eating below maintenance for more than 3 months, then I think you need to eat enough calories so you stay at the weight you are for a couple of weeks, before going back to eating below maintenance. You can use the simple formula of multiplying your current weight times 10 to come at a working number of calories to eat to lose fat. Also, try and make sure that you eat at least 1gram of protein per lb of your “targeted” weight. So, if you want to get down to 185, then you should make sure to consume at least that many grams per day. Let me know how taking a break and maintaining your weight for a couple of weeks works for you …
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]]> By: CJ http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537&cpage=1#comment-1809 CJ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:32:35 +0000 http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537#comment-1809 Strength and stamina are really good, seem to be doing well on the 1000 Cal a day and working out. People keep telling me to bump up the food intake, however, I keep trying to push for as much of a deficit as possible. What do you think would be a good number of cal to consume per day given that my BMR is 2053? And is the weight loss slow down due to the limited number of cals im eating?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1809','CJ'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1809','CJ','Strength and stamina are really good, seem to be doing well on the 1000 Cal a day and working out. People keep telling me to bump up the food intake, however, I keep trying to push for as much of a deficit as possible. What do you think would be a good number of cal to consume per day given that my BMR is 2053? And is the weight loss slow down due to the limited number of cals im eating?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Strength and stamina are really good, seem to be doing well on the 1000 Cal a day and working out. People keep telling me to bump up the food intake, however, I keep trying to push for as much of a deficit as possible. What do you think would be a good number of cal to consume per day given that my BMR is 2053? And is the weight loss slow down due to the limited number of cals im eating?
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]]> By: Muata http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537&cpage=1#comment-1794 Muata Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:25:44 +0000 http://www.mrlowbodyfat.com/?p=1537#comment-1794 Stan, I'm really happy to hear that you are starting the TT workout. Focus on staying in the lower end of the rep ranges initially. Also, approach your workouts as if they are practice sessions. There are a lot of new movements that you're going to be doing, and it will take your body time to get use to it. I'd suggest that you give the program at least 12 weeks that way you don't try too hard since you've only given yourself a month. Take your time Stan, slow and steady wins the race; also, I don't want you to hurt yourself by trying to do too much too soon. As far as the protein goes, shakes are the easiest and most convienient way to get your protein grams in. I use Body Fortress from Walmart, but I just found out that Sam's Club is selling 5lb bags of EAS for $24!!! That's even cheaper than the 5lb tub of Body Fortress that they are starting to sell at Walmart. I've also fallen in love with low-fat cottage cheese. I hope this helps partner ...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1794','Muata'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1794','Muata','Stan, I\'m really happy to hear that you are starting the TT workout. Focus on staying in the lower end of the rep ranges initially. Also, approach your workouts as if they are practice sessions. There are a lot of new movements that you\'re going to be doing, and it will take your body time to get use to it. I\'d suggest that you give the program at least 12 weeks that way you don\'t try too hard since you\'ve only given yourself a month. Take your time Stan, slow and steady wins the race; also, I don\'t want you to hurt yourself by trying to do too much too soon. As far as the protein goes, shakes are the easiest and most convienient way to get your protein grams in. I use Body Fortress from Walmart, but I just found out that Sam\'s Club is selling 5lb bags of EAS for $24!!! That\'s even cheaper than the 5lb tub of Body Fortress that they are starting to sell at Walmart. I\'ve also fallen in love with low-fat cottage cheese. I hope this helps partner ...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Stan, I’m really happy to hear that you are starting the TT workout. Focus on staying in the lower end of the rep ranges initially. Also, approach your workouts as if they are practice sessions. There are a lot of new movements that you’re going to be doing, and it will take your body time to get use to it. I’d suggest that you give the program at least 12 weeks that way you don’t try too hard since you’ve only given yourself a month. Take your time Stan, slow and steady wins the race; also, I don’t want you to hurt yourself by trying to do too much too soon. As far as the protein goes, shakes are the easiest and most convienient way to get your protein grams in. I use Body Fortress from Walmart, but I just found out that Sam’s Club is selling 5lb bags of EAS for $24!!! That’s even cheaper than the 5lb tub of Body Fortress that they are starting to sell at Walmart. I’ve also fallen in love with low-fat cottage cheese. I hope this helps partner …
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