"aerobic exercise doesn't increase fat loss" complete with references

[The_first_athlete]

IMO read was garbage, but do as you chose.........

Im with JK1. These kinds of publishings are a joke, stuff put out to raise issues and cause confussion, perhaps to "guide"/coerce people into other shit that is convenient to another cause.

How can they say cardio is worhtless? They trying to make me stop doing cardio because a study done with a bunch of 35yrold women that joined the gym just because of their new year resolutions that 95% of them ultimately fail, and do end up failing then Im supposed to identify with this kind of piece of shit?

Cardio is valuable .

 

[gjohnson5]

Your thyroid hormones do seem to be in the normal range (although you didn't list T3) so that doesnt seem to be the problem.

Going back to diet, how are your food choices? See, you can be only having 1500 calories a day but if they are all coming from "pork fried rice", what do you think the result will be?

If your BMR is reasonable you might want to investigate your insulin sensitivity. Those with a history of bad eating habits and those who are genetically predisposed to diabetes may have insulin issues. THAT is probably an even bigger issue when it comes to targeting fat loss than even BMR. Low testosterone can also be cause.

It is so very difficult to diagnose the actual cause of these things due to the vast number of contributing factors that sometimes your best bet is just trial an error. With that said, the VERY low calorie diet you are currently on... would be your first error.

PF

I think your first suggestion is more indicitive then the calories. Based on this information at webmd , even though it deals with women , ther thyroid gland information is not gender specific
http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/hw27377.asp
Triiodothyronine (T3). T3 has a greater effect on metabolism than T4, even though T3 is normally present in lower amounts than T4. Most T3 is made from T4 by body tissues after T4 is released from the thyroid gland. The rest of the T3 is produced directly by the thyroid gland. The total amount of T3 in the blood or the amount of free T3 (FT3) can be measured. Normally, less than 1% of the T3 is free.

Free T3 is on the low end of the normal scale at 1.6. I've always know my metabolism is slow as this runs in the family after age 30. Anyway increasing calories in my case will probably lead to fat storage. I'm sure of that as I have a bunch of I'm trying to get rid of. I guess you could call this a cutting pase. I don't want to store fat , I want to get rid of it, and I don't believe you can drop fat and keep 100% of your muscle.

I will go to Chicago and get some t3 and try that. It may be that simple.
I will post info

 

[deltreefitness]

The Article Does Not Say That Cardio Is Worthless.

 

[Christian_Finn]

> How can they say cardio is worhtless?
> They trying to make me stop doing cardio
> because a study done with a bunch of
> 35yrold women that joined the gym
> just because of their new year resolutions
> that 95% of them ultimately fail, and do
> end up failing then Im supposed to identify
> with this kind of piece of shit?

I had no intention of creating the impression that "cardio is worthless." Some people have false expectations when it comes to the rate at which they'll lose fat with a program of aerobic exercise. My goal was to point out both the benefits and the drawbacks of "traditional" aerobic exercise as a way to speed up fat loss. Aerobic exercise is something I do myself and also recommend to others.

Best wishes,

Christian

Christian Finn, M.Sc.
Founder, The Facts About Fitness Ltd.
http://thefactsaboutfitness.com/

 

[The_first_athlete]

If you really want to burn fat do your cardio right after your weight workout. I am doing 40 min of stationary bike after every workout. Amazing results.

Thats what I did for some time with amazing results.

oh and I went thru the entire article and it does have some good points. But we already know that resistance training is the one that keeps energy expenditure after the session and not the cardio. But one thing could be true, and that is that cardio might access fat stores for energy better than cutting calories on its own. Like jk1 said, doing the math on calories is not the only factor for fatloss. Obviously the best regime for fatloss is all _ _ cardio+resistance+diet.

Resorting to only one of the options are just for the trend following types or new comers