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Straight after. I will train, have a shower then eat. My window is generally 4-8 hours depending how full I get. I have seen only improvement in my lifts since

by robchez 16y ago

Straight after. I will train, have a shower then eat. My window is generally 4-8 hours depending how full I get. I have seen only improvement in my lifts since I started this regimen. Lost some serious bodyfat % whilst gained muscle.

aik 16y ago
Mind if I ask what your motivation is for training strictly for strength and not endurance?
- thesz 16y ago
  My own reason is that training for strength stimulates your body to produce testosterone, which stimulate logical thinking, among other things. Low level of testosterone found to be one of reasons of men's depression.
  - eru 16y ago
    Also muscles look nice on guys.
  - awi 16y ago
    I'm pretty sure aerobic exercise is better for the brain than strength training. Aerobic exercise increases oxygen flow to the brain and it directly improves creation and survival of neurons. Effectively it acts as a drug for your brain. It has the additional benefit that it alters your mood, aerobic exercise makes you happy :) Strength training may boost testosterone, but the effects of aerobic exercise is well established. Several comparisons have been done between aerobic and strength training and the conclusions have been that strength training have little effect on executive function. My source for this is the book "Brain Rules" by John Medina [1]. Also check out his presentation on exercise [2] and his Authors@Google talk [3]. [1] http://www.brainrules.net http://www.brainrules.net [2] http://www.brainrules.net/exercise http://www.brainrules.net/exercise [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI
    - oostevo 16y ago
      I'm really struggling to think of a strength training scenario where your heart rate wouldn't be elevated (thus increasing blood flow). Consider a max. back squat, where all your muscles are contracting to the maximum degree that they can for several seconds. I'd say that'll make your heart pump. (Thanks for the citations. That's awesome, and I wish more people would do it.)
      - jules 16y ago
        I've noticed that when I run my breathing speed and heart rate increase up to 5 km, then stays pretty much constant. I don't know why this is though. If you do strength training you probably stop long before this point.
      - jacques_chester 16y ago
        Weight training and cardio training have different effects on the heart. Weight training forces the heart to pump against resistance, leadening to a thickening of aorta walls. Cardio requires blood to be circulated more frequently, leading to an enlargement of some heart chambers.
      - awi 16y ago
        The effects I'm talking about are not during the actual exercise, it's more long term. Note that even though they are long term (~12 weeks I think) they are not permanent, if you stop exercising soon there will be no benefit.

by robchez 16y ago

aik 16y ago

Mind if I ask what your motivation is for training strictly for strength and not endurance?

thesz 16y ago
My own reason is that training for strength stimulates your body to produce testosterone, which stimulate logical thinking, among other things. Low level of testosterone found to be one of reasons of men's depression.
- eru 16y ago
  Also muscles look nice on guys.
- awi 16y ago
  I'm pretty sure aerobic exercise is better for the brain than strength training. Aerobic exercise increases oxygen flow to the brain and it directly improves creation and survival of neurons. Effectively it acts as a drug for your brain. It has the additional benefit that it alters your mood, aerobic exercise makes you happy :) Strength training may boost testosterone, but the effects of aerobic exercise is well established. Several comparisons have been done between aerobic and strength training and the conclusions have been that strength training have little effect on executive function. My source for this is the book "Brain Rules" by John Medina [1]. Also check out his presentation on exercise [2] and his Authors@Google talk [3]. [1] http://www.brainrules.net http://www.brainrules.net [2] http://www.brainrules.net/exercise http://www.brainrules.net/exercise [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI
  - oostevo 16y ago
    I'm really struggling to think of a strength training scenario where your heart rate wouldn't be elevated (thus increasing blood flow). Consider a max. back squat, where all your muscles are contracting to the maximum degree that they can for several seconds. I'd say that'll make your heart pump. (Thanks for the citations. That's awesome, and I wish more people would do it.)
    - jules 16y ago
      I've noticed that when I run my breathing speed and heart rate increase up to 5 km, then stays pretty much constant. I don't know why this is though. If you do strength training you probably stop long before this point.
    - jacques_chester 16y ago
      Weight training and cardio training have different effects on the heart. Weight training forces the heart to pump against resistance, leadening to a thickening of aorta walls. Cardio requires blood to be circulated more frequently, leading to an enlargement of some heart chambers.
    - awi 16y ago
      The effects I'm talking about are not during the actual exercise, it's more long term. Note that even though they are long term (~12 weeks I think) they are not permanent, if you stop exercising soon there will be no benefit.