Comments on: Weight Gained During Exercise Hiatus Tough to Lose, Study Finds http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Weight Loss is Possible http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-141604 Weight Loss is Possible Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:54:24 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-141604 Thank you for this article, i\'ve bookmarked it. Thank you for this article, i\’ve bookmarked it.

]]> By: Rachael http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-34362 Rachael Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:11:57 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-34362 I am definately finding this a problem! I'm so glad I found this information as I was starting to get de-motivated. I went to Thailand volunteering for a few months and therefore stopped my 2 daily gym sessions and in that time I put on a few inches here and there...and i mean a few. I've been back 2mths and seriously struggling to get back to where I was when I left. I have not lost a single centimeter and I've even been watching what I eat far more than what I did when I went away. Does this mean I need to increase the volume of exercise required to lose the stubborn fat more than what I was doing before because I am not sure if that is possible? All help appreciated. :) I am definately finding this a problem! I’m so glad I found this information as I was starting to get de-motivated.

I went to Thailand volunteering for a few months and therefore stopped my 2 daily gym sessions and in that time I put on a few inches here and there…and i mean a few.

I’ve been back 2mths and seriously struggling to get back to where I was when I left. I have not lost a single centimeter and I’ve even been watching what I eat far more than what I did when I went away.

Does this mean I need to increase the volume of exercise required to lose the stubborn fat more than what I was doing before because I am not sure if that is possible?

All help appreciated. :)

]]> By: Mark Sisson http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27673 Mark Sisson Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:02:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27673 Dave, Wanna be my posterchild for the Primal Blueprint? Congrats on your progress. I love the kettlebells, but like anything else, too much can throw you off. The danger is that you get injured and then lose progress. Of course, that's why the word "cross-training" was invented...so you can explore new things while you old injuries heal. Maybe take this time to work easily on core and stability stuff with the idea of rehabbing untrained muscle rather than burning calories. But don't forget that this lifestyle really hinges on how you eat, so you needn't get discouraged even when you are forced into a brief layoff....as long as you continue to eat Primally. I guarantee that in the runner study cited, the weight gains came from continuing the high carb input. Dave,

Wanna be my posterchild for the Primal Blueprint?

Congrats on your progress. I love the kettlebells, but like anything else, too much can throw you off. The danger is that you get injured and then lose progress. Of course, that’s why the word “cross-training” was invented…so you can explore new things while you old injuries heal. Maybe take this time to work easily on core and stability stuff with the idea of rehabbing untrained muscle rather than burning calories.

But don’t forget that this lifestyle really hinges on how you eat, so you needn’t get discouraged even when you are forced into a brief layoff….as long as you continue to eat Primally. I guarantee that in the runner study cited, the weight gains came from continuing the high carb input.

]]> By: Dave C. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27654 Dave C. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:39:48 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27654 Let me throw something out there concerning weight loss and exercise. Back in mid-August I weighed 242--three months later I weighed 212. On the diet side of the equation, I followed Mark's advice pretty much to the letter to include my dedicated Tupperware giant salad bowl. On the exercise side, I was doing kettlebell workouts four days a week including lots of swings that get the heart rate going. I was also playing racquetball 2-3 times a week at a fairly high level. I wore a heart-rate monitor once and it really was like an extended interval session. I also took walks and even did a couple of Tabata workouts on an indoor bike. But then I developed some serious pain in a hip flexor (at around the three month mark) and have been unable to play racquetball since. I also backed of the kettlebell because I think that was how I injured it in the first place. I was still able to ride a bike without pain so I did a mixtue of medium effort steady rides with some interval work, and started some resistance training that included some body exercise routines to give it some cardio impact. I've maintained my eating style throughout and this morning I weighed 208. I've spent the last three months floating up and down in the 206-210 range. So that has me thinking that FOR ME at least, exercise is a fairly important factor in controlling weight. I guess the only way I'll know for sure is if I get back out on the racquetball court and start swinging that KB again (being carefull not to overdue the hip-snap). I'm going to try again in a couple of weeks and hope the pain doesn't return. If it does, then I think it's time for orthopedic consult! Let me throw something out there concerning weight loss and exercise. Back in mid-August I weighed 242–three months later I weighed 212. On the diet side of the equation, I followed Mark’s advice pretty much to the letter to include my dedicated Tupperware giant salad bowl. On the exercise side, I was doing kettlebell workouts four days a week including lots of swings that get the heart rate going. I was also playing racquetball 2-3 times a week at a fairly high level. I wore a heart-rate monitor once and it really was like an extended interval session. I also took walks and even did a couple of Tabata workouts on an indoor bike. But then I developed some serious pain in a hip flexor (at around the three month mark) and have been unable to play racquetball since. I also backed of the kettlebell because I think that was how I injured it in the first place. I was still able to ride a bike without pain so I did a mixtue of medium effort steady rides with some interval work, and started some resistance training that included some body exercise routines to give it some cardio impact. I’ve maintained my eating style throughout and this morning I weighed 208. I’ve spent the last three months floating up and down in the 206-210 range. So that has me thinking that FOR ME at least, exercise is a fairly important factor in controlling weight. I guess the only way I’ll know for sure is if I get back out on the racquetball court and start swinging that KB again (being carefull not to overdue the hip-snap). I’m going to try again in a couple of weeks and hope the pain doesn’t return. If it does, then I think it’s time for orthopedic consult!

]]> By: Vasco http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27613 Vasco Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:27:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27613 hey Danny, in case you really meant to ask me for the 7 minute workout: it consists of the following: 1. minute: jumping jacks 2. minute: Bethaks (or hindu squats, but normal squats could be a replacement) 3. minute: Dands (or hindu pushups, but again, normal pushups could be done as a replacement) 4. minute: plank hold (static exercise,straight body resting on your toes and forearms, everything thightly flexed) 5. minute: shoulder bridge (also static,touching the floor with your shoulders/feet, the body forms a triangle shape with the floor. stomach faces the ceiling) 6. minute: mountain climbers (but not just stepping back and forth but rather getting the foot outside your hand on each step) 7. minute: burpees (but I do a stripped down version with no pushups and no jump in this case) I just try to get as many proper reps as possible on each exercise. hey Danny,
in case you really meant to ask me for the 7 minute workout: it consists of the following:
1. minute: jumping jacks
2. minute: Bethaks (or hindu squats, but normal squats could be a replacement)
3. minute: Dands (or hindu pushups, but again, normal pushups could be done as a replacement)
4. minute: plank hold (static exercise,straight body resting on your toes and forearms, everything thightly flexed)
5. minute: shoulder bridge (also static,touching the floor with your shoulders/feet, the body forms a triangle shape with the floor. stomach faces the ceiling)
6. minute: mountain climbers (but not just stepping back and forth but rather getting the foot outside your hand on each step)
7. minute: burpees (but I do a stripped down version with no pushups and no jump in this case)

I just try to get as many proper reps as possible on each exercise.

]]> By: Danny http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27601 Danny Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:44:58 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/weight-gain-exercise/#comment-27601 hey Mark Could you post details of your 7 minute workout? Might be an interesting resource to have in reserve. hey Mark

Could you post details of your 7 minute workout? Might be an interesting resource to have in reserve.

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