I'm afraid to be very active because it's well known that if you exercise too much your body produces coritsol which increases blood sugar and blood pressure. I've read that if you are in the gym for more hour your body will produce cortisol. What, does a timer start when you walk through the gym door? Because of this information I tend to favor being moderately active. But I need to lose weight. How long can I work out in the gym before I quit. If I work out more than once a day is that a problem? Is this worth worrying about??
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Is being very active bad?
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Good lord no.
Look at most...no, ALL professional and world class athletes. They work out and train for 5+ hours a day in their particular craft. Two hours a day is the MINIMUM for most top athletes, and I have a friend on the ATP tour(tennis) who trains 7+ hours a day.
Needless to say, they aren't fat and they're all in excellent shape.
At the end of the day, losing weight is all about calorie deficit. Do more exercise and eat the same amount. Or, do the same amount of exercise and eat less(not recommended).
Look at most...no, ALL professional and world class athletes. They work out and train for 5+ hours a day in their particular craft. Two hours a day is the MINIMUM for most top athletes, and I have a friend on the ATP tour(tennis) who trains 7+ hours a day.
Needless to say, they aren't fat and they're all in excellent shape.
At the end of the day, losing weight is all about calorie deficit. Do more exercise and eat the same amount. Or, do the same amount of exercise and eat less(not recommended).
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Bernard Tomic.. I was his hitting partner a couple years ago.
That is what I'm confused about. Some of the best athletes in the world exercise every day, yet we are told not to because your body needs rest. We are also told to not be in the gym for over an hour yet the best athletes work out 3 hours at a time
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its been ages since I've posted on here...
When it comes to health and fitness, there's no right or wrong way to do things (with some exceptions, such as movements that are biomechanically unsound)... The way is the way that works properly for you.
If you want more information on elite athletes and training a lot check out articles on G-flux by Dr. John Berardi. http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/g-flux.htm
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/gflux_redux
I firmly believe being highly active and supporting your body's recovery with adequate sleep, nutrition, etc is paramount for progress. I believe the resting you are talking about is what is preached to reduce the chance of overtraining. With newer trainees I think there is a bigger chance of overtraining as their body's have yet to get used to high volumes of work imposed by training lots.
I've personally been training for over a decade and I'm at the stage where I could probably go to the gym every day and still not overtrain. I know my body pretty well, and I know that if I cycled my intensity and training, got more than my usual 5 hours of sleep, supplemented and ate well 90-95% of the time, I would probably not overtrain. The key is to understand your body, cycle your training and provide raw materials and rest for adaptation to occur.
The articles will give you an idea of what I'm trying to say...
When it comes to health and fitness, there's no right or wrong way to do things (with some exceptions, such as movements that are biomechanically unsound)... The way is the way that works properly for you.
If you want more information on elite athletes and training a lot check out articles on G-flux by Dr. John Berardi. http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/g-flux.htm
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/gflux_redux
I firmly believe being highly active and supporting your body's recovery with adequate sleep, nutrition, etc is paramount for progress. I believe the resting you are talking about is what is preached to reduce the chance of overtraining. With newer trainees I think there is a bigger chance of overtraining as their body's have yet to get used to high volumes of work imposed by training lots.
I've personally been training for over a decade and I'm at the stage where I could probably go to the gym every day and still not overtrain. I know my body pretty well, and I know that if I cycled my intensity and training, got more than my usual 5 hours of sleep, supplemented and ate well 90-95% of the time, I would probably not overtrain. The key is to understand your body, cycle your training and provide raw materials and rest for adaptation to occur.
The articles will give you an idea of what I'm trying to say...
I rarely see it recommended in the lifting community to do nothing on the days you don't lift. Usually they want you to do some sort of activity whether it's walking around the block or dragging the sled.
Only place i'd wager you see that is some stupid doctor's website or one of those fruity health magazines where they show people half squatting broomsticks.
Only place i'd wager you see that is some stupid doctor's website or one of those fruity health magazines where they show people half squatting broomsticks.
It depends on your level of adaptation and many other factors. Some weightlifters squat 6 times a week.
IMO, many people on this board spend too much time worrying about things like their cortisol levels, supplements, carb-timing, etc., and not enough on getting their squats, deadlifts and overhead presses up.
IMO, many people on this board spend too much time worrying about things like their cortisol levels, supplements, carb-timing, etc., and not enough on getting their squats, deadlifts and overhead presses up.
a) The best athletes are on steroids and other unnatural performance enhancers most of the timebud_2005 said:
b) The best athletes have the best genetics and can handle that sort of thing
c) No one who knows what they're talking about will say you shouldn't spend more than an hour in the gym. There are too many factors and variables to just make a blanket statement like that.
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When I talk about the best athletes in the world I'm mostly taking about professional football and basketball players. Some of the best athletes in the world I think are Adrian Peterson, Anquan Boldin, Ladainian Tomlinson, Julius Peppers, Lebron James, or Kobe Bryant. They are tested for steroids in their respected sports(well I'm not sure about the NBA) and if they used steroids we would know about it. I think a lot of people strive to get to that level of fitness.
I read that you shouldn't be in the gym for longer than an hour from a Men's Fitness magazine, btw.
I read that you shouldn't be in the gym for longer than an hour from a Men's Fitness magazine, btw.
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Agreed about Berardi. I try to follow his grappler's diet and consume almost all my carbs in the six hours or so after a workout.Fuglydude said:
Most mma fighters I know train 2-3 hours per day. I really doubt any of them are getting high blood pressure from it. 28 of us got our blood pressure taken in the pre-fight physical last Saturday night, and no one failed.