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Coming from Lyle McDonald, one of the most respected trainers in the industry.. "Some of this also comes from the still gross misconception that ‘muscle burns

by aantix 12y ago

Coming from Lyle McDonald, one of the most respected trainers in the industry.. "Some of this also comes from the still gross misconception that ‘muscle burns a ton of calories’ (a myth I took apart in Dissecting the Energy Needs of the Body – Research Review). That is, they hope to jack up metabolic rate by increasing muscle mass. Which is a futile activity because the effect is minimal (on top of the fact that the obese are already carrying extra muscle mass). A pound of muscle burns about 6 calories at rest, you have to add a ton to impact on metabolic rate (see also the next issue I discuss, low metabolic rate isn’t a problem). And that takes a lot of time, time better spent focusing on active fat loss." http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/dissecting-the-energy-needs-of-the-body-research-review.html http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/dissecting-...

aantix 12y ago
Forgot to post the link to the original citing article. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/training-the-obese-beginner-part-2.html/ http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/training-the-obese...
stephen 12y ago
> on top of the fact that the obese are already carrying extra muscle mass Huh...I follow Lyle, but I've read the exact opposite in Body by Science: in cross-sectional views of obese people (CT scans), their muscles are small, weak, and atrophied. IIRC, Body by Science makes the assertion that their muscles are essentially starved, because the metabolic system/insulin insensitivity/etc. are shunting energy primarily into fat cells. And, with strength training, you can turn the metabolic tide back into energy getting into/being used by the muscles. Disclaimer: It's been awhile since I read the book, and I might mistakenly being integrating ideas I'd read elsewhere. Hrm, no pictures (which IIRC are convincing), but here's an article: http://www.bodybyscience.net/home.html/?page_id=57 http://www.bodybyscience.net/home.html/?page_id=57

by aantix 12y ago

aantix 12y ago

Forgot to post the link to the original citing article. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/training-the-obese-beginner-part-2.html/ http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/training-the-obese...

stephen 12y ago

> on top of the fact that the obese are already carrying extra muscle mass Huh...I follow Lyle, but I've read the exact opposite in Body by Science: in cross-sectional views of obese people (CT scans), their muscles are small, weak, and atrophied. IIRC, Body by Science makes the assertion that their muscles are essentially starved, because the metabolic system/insulin insensitivity/etc. are shunting energy primarily into fat cells. And, with strength training, you can turn the metabolic tide back into energy getting into/being used by the muscles. Disclaimer: It's been awhile since I read the book, and I might mistakenly being integrating ideas I'd read elsewhere. Hrm, no pictures (which IIRC are convincing), but here's an article: http://www.bodybyscience.net/home.html/?page_id=57 http://www.bodybyscience.net/home.html/?page_id=57