Re: weight--Attn: Christie

[Guest guest]

>> You had mentioned in your previous post that body fat comes off faster with

weights than with aerobics. I was under the impression that it is the opposite.

That aerobics help with decreasing body fat and weights help to tone and build

up the muscle. <<

My understanding is that resistance burns fat and builds muscle, and of course,

aerobics also burns fat BUT.... what I really meant is that the muscle you have,

in and of itself will help your body burn fat, so overall you get more benefit

from muscle and strength training than just what you're burning off while you

work out.

Just sitting around, the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. Also,

more muscle helps lessen insulin resistance. I personally think that you get a

lot more bang for your buck from resistance work than from aerobics.

Christie

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/23/03 2:11:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

christiekeith@... writes:

> Also, more muscle helps lessen insulin resistance. I personally think that

> you get a lot more bang for your buck from resistance work than from

> aerobics

Christie,

Really? Can you point us to any more info on this? I don't have very stable

blood sugar, and I started working out a few months ago, so this is good

news. I actually have thought my blood sugar was more stable now, which I

attributed to endocrine effects of strength training (adrenal-supportive) but

maybe

it's just more muscle.

A couple years ago I'd worried I was becoming type 2 diabetic because I had

several symptoms including getting very thirsty, drinking, and peeing it out

right away without any thirst-quenching at all. I had my blood sugar checked

and it was " fine. " Though I wonder. I don't know what the figure was, but

Mercola says the officially diabetic range is incredibly off normal and they

usually tell you you're " fine " if you're even a smidgeon outside it. Plus I

wasn't

fasting. *shrug*

Chris

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[Guest guest]

Hi, sorry, I was in Houston (hot as hell!) and just catching up now on

the older mail!

You asked about insulin resistance and muscle:

>> Really? Can you point us to any more info on this? I don't have very stable

blood sugar, and I started working out a few months ago, so this is good

news. I actually have thought my blood sugar was more stable now, which I

attributed to endocrine effects of strength training (adrenal-supportive) but

maybe

it's just more muscle. <<

I don't know if it's JUST more muscle, but certainly resistance training does

improve insulin sensitivity. I found a couple of links in a google search, but I

have seen mention of this in dozens of places over the last few years:

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/85/7/2463

" Insulin sensitivity, however, increased with endurance training (pre, 421 ±

107; post, 490 ± 133 mg/min; P < 0.05) and resistance training (pre, 382 ± 87;

post, 417 ± 89 mg/min; P = 0.06). "

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/10/1729

" High-intensity progressive resistance training, in combination with moderate

weight loss, was effective in improving glycemic control in older patients with

type 2 diabetes. Additional benefits of improved muscular strength and LBM

identify high-intensity resistance training as a feasible and effective

component in the management program for older patients with type 2 diabetes. "

http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/diabetes.html

Too many things to quote... note especially the section called " Strength

training research and guidelines for diabetics "

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/592/li1.htm

Interesting article from an Egyptian magazine.... " Diabetes -- on the rise in

Egypt -- is also something that can be tackled with weight training.

International figures show that 18 per cent of senior citizens are diagnosed

with diabetes: a disease linked to both a decrease in muscle and an increase in

fat. Enlarged fat cells, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

explains, are less receptive to insulin, hence promoting insulin resistance.

Also, given that muscle naturally uses glucose in the body, increasing your

muscle mass through resistance training will lead to a more optimal utilisation

of glucose. The result? The prevention, or reduction, of diabetes. "

>> A couple years ago I'd worried I was becoming type 2 diabetic because I had

several symptoms including getting very thirsty, drinking, and peeing it out

right away without any thirst-quenching at all. I had my blood sugar checked

and it was " fine. " Though I wonder. I don't know what the figure was, but

Mercola says the officially diabetic range is incredibly off normal and they

usually tell you you're " fine " if you're even a smidgeon outside it. Plus I

wasn't

fasting. *shrug* <<

I have a friend who actually got symptoms of diabetes (severe peripheral

neuropathy) before her blood sugar tested abnormal. The body will maintain

normal BG readings until it literally cannot anymore, but by then you have been

on a downward spiral for a long time.

This very issue is why I went the low carb route. Although my BG has always been

in normal ranges, I knew from my symptoms (sleepiness after meals, carb

cravings, weight gain, low blood sugar feelings when I was hungry, increase in

abdominal fat, fatigue, fatigue, etc) that I was insulin resistant. I didn't

want to wait for a diabetes diagnosis to take it seriously!

Christie