Comments on: A Case Against Cardio (from a former mileage king)

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:18:27 +0000

Isabel, I no longer run the huge distances I used to, when I do run I run barefoot (or in FiveFingers) and fast, I stopped eating all grains (so I decreased systemic inflammation). Those three things have made me pain-free for eight years.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:25:59 +0000

Hi Mark,

I just found your website while doing some research on insulin resistance. I am looking to decrease my risk of diabetes, since it runs in my family and my fasting blood glucose is high-normal.

I was just wondering if you were able to recover from the pain in your ankles. I assume since you are still exercising, the condition has become manageable. Has the diet helped reverse some of the damage?

I am overweight and exercise has become painful. I am looking for ways to use food to my advantage and help me lose weight. My podiatrist told me I have a great deal of inflammation in my feet, which causes pain and hinders most exercise, especially “cardio.”

I would love to hear your take on this.

Thanks,
Isabel

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How to Maintain Muscle While Losing Weight | Mark's Daily Apple — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:09 +0000

[...] I’m talking, of course, about precisely the practices I rail against in the Primal Blueprint – Chronic Cardio, ultra low-cal/low-fat ascetic dieting, and other trappings of Conventional Fitness Wisdom. [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:19:19 +0000

I ran a marathon once. That was 30 years and about 100 lbs ago. I exercise fairly regularly, but have not been getting satisfactory results. From what I have been reading here (and elsewhere), it seems I have been doing a few basic things wrong.

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:14:29 +0000

Tom, yes, time constraints are the only issue. Otherwise, we might be well-served by slow walking or hiking a few hours a day most days. That’s why I give a low minimum of 2 hours per week, but leave the door open for more. The rest of peak fitness/health happens by doing brief intense sprint sessions once a week, as well as functional, full-body resistance training two or three times a week. Of course, it’s all in the book

Ironic that you write today, as three “fit” runners died in the Detroit Marathon this weekend and a 13-yr-old boy died on the football field in LA, a great young athlete “who had even run the LA Marathon”.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:08:23 +0000

Mark,

I found your site today. You suggest a limited amount of low-level aerobics, but am I correct that this is mostly because of time constraints? I am 51 yo, overweight, and have a lot of time on my hands right now. Would it be beneficial to do a lot of low intensity walking? And some high-intensity work like weightlifting and intervals.

By: Detroit Marathon Tragedy « LewRockwell.com Blog

Detroit Marathon Tragedy « LewRockwell.com Blog — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:44:17 +0000

[...] to Mark Sisson’s way of thinking after years of baffling, bizarre illnesses. (See “A Case Against Cardio (from a former mileage king).” It’s not so baffling, however, when you eventually open your brain up to the bigger [...]

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:51 +0000

Ben, maybe just once or twice a week.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:37:18 +0000

Mark
Would the plyo and kenpo exercises in P90X be too much?

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:12:20 +0000

see from above “(Note: While our energy systems are actually quite complex, varied and interrelated, I have simplified things here to make it easier to “digest”.)

I explain ATP as the universal muscle “currency” more fully in the book.