Exercise Won't Help You Burn Fat...Really?

Monday, August 17, 2009

If you haven't already, the recent Time Magazine cover story about the Myth of Exercise is a must read for you. According to Time, exercising is basically a waste of time if your goal is to lose weight. They cite various studies to back up their position, and what's truly ironic is that to a degree, they're right, but more so by accident than anything else.

Follow this link www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857,00.html  to read the TIME article and then spend a few moments afterward  basking in the knowledge and warm afterglow  that you are officially better informed than Time magazine...HA!  Of course, this IS the same magazine that named Adolph Hitler "Man Of The Year" back in 1939, so I'm thinking their judgment should be questioned till the end of all time just for that alone ; )

Now...Allow me to give you the TRUTH, as I know it to be.

Your weight needs to be controlled at the point of entry...your pie hole (mouth), this is true. You can't out-exercise a bad diet, as it takes a loooong time to burn calories which can then be replaced in a heartbeat with the wrong food.

Traditional exercise; "SLD"...slow, long distance cardio (running, elliptical, aerobics, etc) is absolutely the worst way to try to lose weight. It beats up the body, eats your muscle tissue, is boring, causes stress injuries to the body and doesn't lend itself to allowing you to become truly strong and athletic.

This is where the article and the studies shot themselves in the foot, as they were using studies that were using inferior forms of exercise as their benchmark.

The proper way to train is in a short and intense manner which will elicit a response to the body called EPOC (standing for Excess Post Oxygen Consumption...which I wrote about in my last blog) which will cause your body to burn, calorie for calorie, NINE TIMES MORE FAT than traditional exercise.

Look gang, not to toot my own horn, but I've taken probably a million pounds total off of thousands of people over the last 32 years, and I unconditionally guarantee you that the right exercise program coupled with a tight nutritional program will strip off the fat FAST.

Stay the course and remember the famous words of Albert Einstein;

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"

Live With Passion AND get your butt over to my nutritional seminar this Saturday, August the 22nd, 10am to noon, right here at Body Construction, to get all the tools you need to get lean, hard and sexy!

Roy

                           20 Pounds Of Fat Lost in 5 Weeks With NO change In Diet 
                                           While Using High Intensity Program.

Workout Of The Day
"ANGIE"
Warmup:
50 Double Unders
25 Box Jumps
15 50lb Keg Swings
2 Bag Drags, 100 feet each time 125lbs-M / 65lbs -W
Then...
100 Pullups
100 Pushups
100 Situps
100 Squats

Paleo Recipe
Zucchini with Tomatoes, Apples & Onions
1 ½ pound small zucchini, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 apples, chopped
2 fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
Fresh ground black pepper to taste

Set a small pan of water to boil. Drop the zucchini slices into the boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove immediately and drain. Heat the oil in a fry pan and sauté the onion until it is transparent. Add the apples and stir well to coat. Add the tomatoes and the blanched zucchini. Stir well, and then add the parsley. Season this mixture, and leave it to cook, covered over a gentle heat for 5-10 minutes, until the zucchini is soft. Serve hot.