Resistance training has been unparalleled as a mechanism to alter body composition configuration. Elevated post-exercise oxygen consumption has been linked to the longest elevated levels following intense resistance training. This form of exercise trumps high-intensity-interval training, endurance training, and other types of exercise stimuli in producing favorable body composition. (more…)
Read MoreThe human metabolism represents the sum total of the living cells’ energy-producing and energy-utilizing reactions. Total daily energy expenditure describes how much energy (calories are burned) is used within a 24 hour period.
It is made up of four components. (more…)
Read MoreAn interesting story happened the other day, one I am sure many people can relate to.
You have been eating as healthy as you can, possibly on a diet, the scale is dropping, and then you treat yourself, or by circumstance, end up having a restaurant meal.
Naturally, you expect any food to be a little higher in sodium for both preservation purposes and for seasoning.
You expect the scale to be up tomorrow since the sodium will cause you to hold water weight. (more…)
Read MoreSo what’s with this fat burning state you keep hearing about?
Is it truth, or is it fantasy?
A lot of the online forums, keyboard junkies, and “experts” that provide no credentials, or references, are arguing that burning calories is all it takes to lose fat. (more…)
Read MorePhysical activity is an important component in fighting obesity and other related diseases.
Dose response, type, intensity, and other variables have been researched over the years in a pursuit to battle the obesity epidemic. Still the obesity epidemic continues.
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Read MoreWhy is the “after-burn” an important tool in your arsenal?
EPOC represents the oxygen consumption the body uses to return to its pre- exercise state. For every liter of oxygen consumed, approximately 5 calories are burned. Naturally, if more oxygen is being consumed, you will reach the liter of oxygen sooner, and burn calories faster. The longer you are in EPOC, the longer you are consuming higher amounts of oxygen, and burning calories faster. (more…)
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