Re: My first post! A question :)

[Guest guest]

Keep in mind that the photos you see on the website are the very best

results. Those people were the winners after all. That said, plenty of them

are regular people who came from this group. Go back to the photos section

and look at Mina's Transformation Pics, skinnieme2004, Now THAT's

Inspiration, Gloria's Journey, I Worked My Butt Off, Nette's Totally Awesome

BFL Journey, and just to name a few.

Basically, you get out of it what you put into it. That's true with any

program. You could have jaw-dropping or so-so results with just about

anything depending on your attitude and commitment. Finding the most

perfect, fabulous, effective program in existance won't magically overhaul

you if you don't believe in it and don't commit to it. The

transformation starts on the inside.

It sounds like you don't understand the high-intensity interval training.

Blasting through lung-chucking intervals creates a metabolic afterburn that

keeps you burning calories at an accelerated rate for the rest of the day,

not just during the 20 minutes your exercising. Spend 45-60 minutes at a

moderate, maintainable pace (even if it's a challenging one), and you only

burn calories while you're doing it. You'd have to spend the whole morning

up there to match the calorie burn from one 20-minute HIIT session. That

said, you're welcome to spend the whole morning on a cardio machine if you

really like it or something :-) but most people here will tell you that they

got the best results by following the book. Many people who have added lots

of additional cardio found that it hurt their results more than it helped.

> I was really impressed with the success stories/before & after's on

> the BFL website but seeing the pictures here... the results look more

> normal and I was expecting a total body transformation in 12 weeks but

> that doesn't seem to be the case. Are the results on the BFL website

> just flukes? Should I expect way less results?

>

> I guess I'm still shopping around. maybe BFL isn't for me? 20 minutes

> of cardio, no matter how intense, just doesn't seem like a lot, also.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply! I really appreciate it. I am going to follow

the book for the first 12 weeks with only the 20 minutes and see how

the results are. I'm just used to being told to do 60 minutes of

cardio and stick to a low-calorie diet, you know? Change is hard I

am in the planning phase right now (making menus, shopping lists, etc)

but I will put my all into it for 12 weeks. Maybe I can be one of the

winners if I put all my effort into it. Thank you!

>

> > I was really impressed with the success stories/before & after's on

> > the BFL website but seeing the pictures here... the results look more

> > normal and I was expecting a total body transformation in 12 weeks but

> > that doesn't seem to be the case. Are the results on the BFL website

> > just flukes? Should I expect way less results?

> >

> > I guess I'm still shopping around. maybe BFL isn't for me? 20 minutes

> > of cardio, no matter how intense, just doesn't seem like a lot, also.

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Also, I believe that the BFL-Women book by Pam Peeke addresses the cardio

issue and does conclude that with women who tend to carry higher body fat %s

than men, additional cardio can be helpful. I can't remember if she does

actually call for 30 minutes over 20, but I do remember that was one of the

differences I took away from that book.

I also try to remember that the health groups out there recommend 30 minutes

of exercise a day for 5-6 days a week, for the best cardiac protection, so I

try to do something every day.

, can you go more into how too much cardio will negatively impact the

program, and specifically the why of that? I'm guessing it's not even

overtraining, but something in between just enough and overtraining that

you're talking about? Does it keep the muscle from developing adequately by

not getting enough rest or something? Thanks for elaborating.

>

> Keep in mind that the photos you see on the website are the very best

> results. Those people were the winners after all. That said, plenty of

> them

> are regular people who came from this group. Go back to the photos section

> and look at Mina's Transformation Pics, skinnieme2004, Now THAT's

> Inspiration, Gloria's Journey, I Worked My Butt Off, Nette's Totally

> Awesome

> BFL Journey, and just to name a few.

>

> Basically, you get out of it what you put into it. That's true with any

> program. You could have jaw-dropping or so-so results with just about

> anything depending on your attitude and commitment. Finding the most

> perfect, fabulous, effective program in existance won't magically overhaul

> you if you don't believe in it and don't commit to it. The

> transformation starts on the inside.

>

> It sounds like you don't understand the high-intensity interval training.

> Blasting through lung-chucking intervals creates a metabolic afterburn

> that

> keeps you burning calories at an accelerated rate for the rest of the day,

> not just during the 20 minutes your exercising. Spend 45-60 minutes at a

> moderate, maintainable pace (even if it's a challenging one), and you only

> burn calories while you're doing it. You'd have to spend the whole morning

> up there to match the calorie burn from one 20-minute HIIT session. That

> said, you're welcome to spend the whole morning on a cardio machine if you

> really like it or something :-) but most people here will tell you that

> they

> got the best results by following the book. Many people who have added

> lots

> of additional cardio found that it hurt their results more than it helped.

>

>

>

> On Dec 15, 2007 5:46 PM, honestground

<honestground@...<honestground%40yahoo.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > I was really impressed with the success stories/before & after's on

> > the BFL website but seeing the pictures here... the results look more

> > normal and I was expecting a total body transformation in 12 weeks but

> > that doesn't seem to be the case. Are the results on the BFL website

> > just flukes? Should I expect way less results?

> >

> > I guess I'm still shopping around. maybe BFL isn't for me? 20 minutes

> > of cardio, no matter how intense, just doesn't seem like a lot, also.

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Most people who want to add cardio aren't talking about 30 minutes vs. 20

minutes. They'll add 45-60 minutes several times a week thinking more is

better. Well, if you throw hours of moderate cardio onto an

already challenging strength routine, brutal interval sessions, and a

calorie restricted diet, you end up putting the brakes on your metabolism

and compromising your recovery. You're putting in a lot more effort for the

same or worse results.

Moderate cardio by itself isn't all it's cracked up to be. Check out this

blog post and the comments discussion about Marathoners Gaining Fat:

http://skwigg.tripod.com/blog/index.blog/1717081/marathoners-gaining-fat/

Anything you do all the time, you're going to adapt to and become good at.

Once you adapt, your chosen activity won't burn nearly as many calories as

it did in the beginning. That's why it's important to change activities and

intensities. Doing 20 hard minutes of something you're totally not used to

three times a week will create a bigger calorie burn and more fat loss than

doing 45 minutes of the same thing every day.

It's not the duration that matters; it's whether or not you're pushing the

limits of your capabilities. If the intensity is right, you shouldn't be

able to continue an interval cardio session much longer than 20 minutes

without gasping and puking and fainting. If you finish your 20

minutes of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and feel like it wasn't

enough and that maybe you ought to put in another 20, 30, 40 minutes for

good measure, then you know you didn't do it right. :-)

BTW, you might want to use that Pamela Peeke book as a doorstop or to level

a wobbly bookcase or something. All of the transformation photos in there

are from people who followed the original Body for Life by Bill ,

not her watered down " ladies " version. Her book was basically a

marketing ploy telling women what they want to hear (and what sells) instead

of what's actually required to produce those dramatic transformations. It's

very misleading and pretty discouraging (blame your age, blame your gender,

blame your hormones, take it easy, accept your " menopot " ). I've not seen it

produce a single transformation. So, if anything in there contradicts the

original program (most of it does) go with the original and you'll get much

better results.

> Also, I believe that the BFL-Women book by Pam Peeke addresses the cardio

> issue and does conclude that with women who tend to carry higher body fat

> %s

> than men, additional cardio can be helpful. I can't remember if she does

> actually call for 30 minutes over 20, but I do remember that was one of

> the

> differences I took away from that book.

>

> I also try to remember that the health groups out there recommend 30

> minutes

> of exercise a day for 5-6 days a week, for the best cardiac protection, so

> I

> try to do something every day.

>

> , can you go more into how too much cardio will negatively impact the

> program, and specifically the why of that? I'm guessing it's not even

> overtraining, but something in between just enough and overtraining that

> you're talking about? Does it keep the muscle from developing adequately

> by

> not getting enough rest or something? Thanks for elaborating.

>