Guest guest Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 > Gail, I saw this and thought of you! This is good info for everybody though. Gena :-) > Tid-bits from Muscle & Fitness Hers previous issues: > > Q: If I do my cardio in the morning, is it better to eat or not eat > before doing so, assuming fat-burning is my goal? > > A: It doesn't matter. Although meal timing has some small effects on > how the body uses it's energy stores, they're not worth getting > excited about from a practical standpoint. You should keep some > things in mind. One, if you workout first thing in the morning, eat > or drink carbs in some form to help replace the fluid and carbs lost > during sleep. Second, going into your workout feeling good will > enable you to work harder and burn more calories, and your ability to > burn fat is going to be enhanced when you end a great workout without > feeling you have to get something in your stomach before you hit the > shower. Eat or drink just enough before your workout to feel good, > but not so much that you feel sluggish and tired. > > ************************************************* > > Q: I try setting goals with an eye toward sticking with my training, > but I throw in the towel as soon as I miss one or two wrokouts. What > can I do to overcome this? > > A: Start by re-examining your program, your lifestyle and the time > you have to devote to an exercise program. Plan accordingly. You can > acheive tremendous results using a 3-day-a-week program. > Sometimes life circumstances interfere and you still miss a workout, > even with a flexible program. First, acknowledge that missing a > workout messes with your mind-set. Then say: " So what? That was my > old program. Tommorrow, I'll start a new one. " Actually add something > into the workout that makes it feel new: a new exercise, a different > order of training, even a different route to get you to the gym. > > ************************************************** > > Q: For the past year, I've tried to nudge myself out of a training > rut. UNfortunately, none of the small steps I've taken seem to have > gotten me moving forward again. What am I doing wrong? > > A: If you feel like you're stuck on a plateau, try knocking down your > barriers, real or imagined, and just going for it. Women and men > alike who feel they're standing in the edge of one cliff looking at > the other side, scared, often want to build a bridge that will enable > them to walk slowly to the other side. It doesn't work that way. > Sometimes you just have to jump--not hope, pray or wish. Just know > you can fly. > > ************************************************** > > Q: I'm trying to lose weight, so should the type of carbs I consume-- > high glycemic index vs low glycemic index--change relative to the > time of day? > > A: No, it doesn't change relative to the time of day. Fat loss boils > down to calories in vs calories out. People have these myths like, " I > shouldn't eat after 8pm, " but that's analogous to saying, " Do I fill > up my car with gas at 8am or 8pm? " What matters is how many gallons > you put in and how many miles you drive. It could be midnight or > noon; it doesn't make any difference. The effect of GI is greatly > debated, but on the nutrition side, weight loss still comes down to > total calories, so I would pay the most attention to those. > > *************************************************** > > Q: Will doing crunches make my waistline slimmer? > > A: While consistently doing crunches with good form will strengthen > those muscles underneath any excess midsection fat, the only way to > slim your waistline is to shrink those stored fat cells by burning > more calories than you consume. This strategy must include a well- > balanced diet and regular cardio. Spot reducing doesn't work--you > can't target specific areas for fat-loss. Besides, when you lose body > fat, you're actually shrinking the size of your fat cells, not the > number. Through continuous, consistent aerobic and weight training, > your body becomes a more efficient fat burner, which in turn keeps > your waistline slim. > > > > > ---------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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