Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Re: day one

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Re: [fast5] Re: day one

i don't know how to process this info. it seems contrary to everything i've learned about exercise. i will have to ruminate on it a little more. maybe do some experimenting on my own. the one thing i liked about high intensity cardio was that it was such an efficient use of time. now, it seems like you're saying do something fun, but that will require more time to do. i don't particularly like this idea. :(

thanks.

From: Rick Stewart <rstewart@iaff.org>
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2009 5:16:50 PM
Subject: [fast5] Re: day one

OK, I'm going to weigh in here and give a considered opinion.

Cardio is just not that necessary. Yup I went ahead and said it out loud. Especially on a plan like Fast-5.

And I'll tell you why. If you get on your treadmill and jog for an hour you're going to burn around 250-300 calories. It takes a loss of 3500 calories to lose one pound of fat. That means that it will take you 12 DAYS of riding that treadmill for an hour a day to burn a pound of fat...that is, if your diet is right and you're not eating more than you need. The key to weight loss is to get your body to burn fat all day instead of just burning the food you eat all day like most diets cause to happen. So then you say, "I just don't have enough energy to do cardio." So you eat more food. Then you have to get on the treadmill for even longer to burn the food you ate to give you enough energy to run on the treadmill in the first place. What sense does this make?

Get off the treadmill, eat reasonably in your window, get some FUN exercise that you enjoy... walking, tennis, cycling, weight lifting... whatever you enjoy. Dr Herring has a GREAT list in his book. When you feel like you've had enough, stop. Humans didn't evolve to become slaves to a treadmill. Our ancestors likely didn't run somewhere for hours everyday for no apparent reason. In fact there's some evidence that shows that cardio can be detrimental if taken to extremes by raising cortisol levels and damaging joints through repetitive stress.

Sounds like you're burnt out on the vicious cycle of more food, more exercise, more food, more exercise. I'd take off a week and let your body recover while staying on Fast-5. You'll feel better after your body repairs itself. Then think about all of the fun things you'd like to do with your body and go do them. That's all the exercise you need.

And now for those of you waiting for a link:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/case-against-cardio/

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/did-humans-evolve-to-be-long-distance-runners/

-Rick Stewart

--- In fast5@yahoogroups. com, Cassie Luu <cdluu@...> wrote:
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> hi ej,
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> i didn't mean to imply that i thought weight lifting would bulk me up. i know that it takes A LOT of hard work (diet, exercise, supplements, drugs, oil, air brushing, photo shoping, etc.) for those bodybuilding guys/gals to look the way they do. ;)
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> what i was trying to say (i guess very badly) was that -
> on my weight lifting days, i can muster enough energy to just go ahead and tackle those weights
> on my cardio days, forget about it! i see my treadmill or think of my aerobics videos and just want to jump back into bed.
>