Much has been argued about the lack of results from cardio exercise but this article puts any hope you runners still have to rest:
https://www.t-nation.com/training/final-nail-in-the-cardio-coffin
tl;dr: don't waste your time with cardio, it does more damage than good.
I'm convinced.
Because every elite endurance athlete is fat.......that article is straight BS. Worked out TWENTY!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! hours a week and got fatter? That's an eating problem not a cardio problem.
Why do I get ripped at 40 easy miles a week? Maybe these hobby joggers can't handle the stress and their body's react by storing fat
Lyfter wrote:
Much has been argued about the lack of results from cardio exercise but this article puts any hope you runners still have to rest:
https://www.t-nation.com/training/final-nail-in-the-cardio-coffintl;dr: don't waste your time with cardio, it does more damage than good.
Here's an article with a good summary of this issue:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c90/sc4087/Notthisagain.jpgSeriously mate? wrote:
Worked out TWENTY!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! hours a week and got fatter?
I see this all the time with runners.
They run for an hour and their GARMIN tells them they burned 1000 calories. So they indulge in donuts etc.
Meanwhile, my bros and I, working hard in the box, after a lifting session eat chicken wings, pork knuckles and ground beef and stay RIPPED/SHREDDED.
It all comes down to choices.
The other day I was on a tinder date and the girl (hot frame, I tell you) pointed out how much more fun it is with BUFF/SWOLE (her words) athletes like me - I think her ex was a runner. She made fun of him the whole time....
Lyfter wrote:
Much has been argued about the lack of results from cardio exercise but this article puts any hope you runners still have to rest:
https://www.t-nation.com/training/final-nail-in-the-cardio-coffintl;dr: don't waste your time with cardio, it does more damage than good.
That article from 8 years ago is definitely the final nail. The argument is settled now. Thank you for your timely contribution.
XFIT BRO THE REAL ONE 1 wrote:
Seriously mate? wrote:Worked out TWENTY!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! hours a week and got fatter?
I see this all the time with runners.
They run for an hour and their GARMIN tells them they burned 1000 calories. So they indulge in donuts etc.
Meanwhile, my bros and I, working hard in the box, after a lifting session eat chicken wings, pork knuckles and ground beef and stay RIPPED/SHREDDED.
It all comes down to choices.
The other day I was on a tinder date and the girl (hot frame, I tell you) pointed out how much more fun it is with BUFF/SWOLE (her words) athletes like me - I think her ex was a runner. She made fun of him the whole time....
Tell us more about her Buffalo hole.
XFIT BRO THE REAL ONE 1 wrote:
The other day I was on a tinder date and the girl (hot frame, I tell you) pointed out how much more fun it is with BUFF/SWOLE (her words) athletes like me - I think her ex was a runner. She made fun of him the whole time....
It's a good thing that the girl was thinking about and talking about another guy the whole time she was with you?
Lyfter wrote:
Much has been argued about the lack of results from cardio exercise but this article puts any hope you runners still have to rest:
https://www.t-nation.com/training/final-nail-in-the-cardio-coffintl;dr: don't waste your time with cardio, it does more damage than good.
Serious runners ONLY run for performance., not health or appearance.
Diet dominates exercise when it comes to weight loss.
Which is too bad, because it's a lot easier to get motivated to work out for an hour a day than it is to stay motivated 24/7 to maintain diet discipline.
Playing devils advocate, the article does say that she followed a close diet. She is a "fitness professional" after all, she should how to watch some calories.
The article is written for propel who want to look good. If your goal is to look good she is not wrong.
This article is nothing but clickbait. You can twist any workout and diet dogma to fit your agenda, and this is often done to sell something.
In this case, this writer is probably hoping that frustrated fat people who run 15-minute miles will pay for her training services, which will probably consist of generic e-mailed advice about lifting a few weights and running intervals at an 8-minute mile pace. Then, when the people magically lose weight because it is the first real exercise they have done in their lives, they will buy in to this crap.
Look at the whole debate about McDonald's. In the movie "Super Size Me," the guy ate McDonald's 3 times a day and gained weight, but he purposefully manipulated the variables to guarantee this result. There was another guy (less publicized, obviously) who ate 5,000 calories a day from McDonald's while lifting weights, and he gained no fat and put on lean muscle. I bet if I were to live off of Big Macs for a month but run 20 miles a day, I could lose weight.
Nobody really wants to address the mental side of things - why do people's lives suck so much that they can only gain comfort and escape from eating tons of delicious snacks? Typically the answer is nostalgia. We all unwind to a more pleasant time in the past when the stuff hits the fan. If we had pleasant experiences in the past eating, we will try to replicate that every time things suck.
My anecdotal experience is similar to hers. I have had cycles of training where I have gained a few pounds of fat on consistent 90+ miles whereas when I tapered for track down to 25 miles (with interval/speed/weights) and lost 7 lbs, got my six-pack back, all without having to diet.
The simplistic "a calorie is a calorie" approach ignores the profound affect of hormones on body composition. Eat a high-fat diet and do less mileage, more fast training, and I guarantee most distance runners will become leaner and stronger overall.
Hey X FIT BRO,
What vehicles do you drive? Just a wild guess, but I could picture you in a Hummer.
XFIT BROTASTIC wrote:
Hey X FIT BRO, Just a wild guess, but I could picture you giving a Hummer.
Fixed that for you.
XFIT BROTASTIC wrote:
Hey X FIT BRO,
What vehicles do you drive? Just a wild guess, but I could picture you in a Hummer.
The Hummer used to be a decent car, but I didn't really like the toned down look of the consumer vehicles compared to the military models.
I'm a pickup guy, correctly on a RAM (V8). Gas is cheap, after all.
You won't see me in a Prius or Tesla, ever. Engines need to have great sound.
This article is 8 years old
Lyfter wrote:
Much has been argued about the lack of results from cardio exercise but this article puts any hope you runners still have to rest:
https://www.t-nation.com/training/final-nail-in-the-cardio-coffintl;dr: don't waste your time with cardio, it does more damage than good.
DiscoGary wrote:
Diet dominates exercise when it comes to weight loss.
This.
Abs are made in the kitchen.
school of thought wrote:
This article is 8 years old
Lyfter wrote:Much has been argued about the lack of results from cardio exercise but this article puts any hope you runners still have to rest:
https://www.t-nation.com/training/final-nail-in-the-cardio-coffintl;dr: don't waste your time with cardio, it does more damage than good.
It's also for those who think like 8 year olds.
