Comments on: Weight Loss & Eating Success

By: Maxk1337

Maxk1337 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

Yeah…cutting …
Yeah…cutting calories to lose weight…shocking. Where are you finding these people buddy, psychological war fare against delicious food, GOOD LUCK.

By: brushfour

brushfour — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

Speaking of …
Speaking of leanness, calories and swimming, I read that great swimmer who just won 8 medals at the Olympics would consume something like 12,000 calories per day. He IS pretty lean however. I don’t know if he really hit 12,000 every day, but I’ll bet it was up pretty high and on some days for sure. They certainly didn’t want him losing any need muscle due to large calorie shortages.

By: brushfour

brushfour — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

The danger I …
The danger I believe is having that large a cal deficit day after day after day. You come in 1000 calories short on Mon, and then train on Tues again and come in another 1000 calories short, and then 1200 short on Wed. Hmmm, yeah you’re bodies going to be reaching for some of that muscle for sure. It needs those calories for body functions, digesting food, your workouts, repairing muscles, daily activities and on and on and will only take So many from fat. The balance will come from lean muscle.

By: brushfour

brushfour — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

That’s correct …
That’s correct erukian. if you’re consistanly burning 4000 a day, but only taking in 3000, the calorie deficit will be too much. Especially if you’re doing this on most days. I’ve read where Tri-athletes take in 4000 to 5000 calories a day to avoid muscle loss. If you weigh yourself daily or weekly, you’ll know what’s going on. If you’re dropping 1 to1 1/2 pounds a week or two maybe, you’re fine. Any more then that and it’s muscle loss. I try to keep it to 3/4 of a pound to 1 pound a week.

By: brushfour

brushfour — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

When I look at …
When I look at female competitive swimmers, although VERY fit, they seem to be a bit higher in fat then other female athletes that do hard cardio work; gymnasts and track and field athletes for sure. The ice bath you’re talking about I’m sure has no negative effect. I go for walks to recuperate from hard workouts. Something about swimming though I feel is not a good way to get cut. Bodybuilders who show up on stage with high degrees of bodyfat are sometimes mockingly refered to as ” Swimmers.”

By: brushfour

brushfour — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

The second idea I …
The second idea I believe in a big way becuase as a summer swimmer, I would experience this everyday. If I spent an hour or two in the lake water, whether swimming, water skiing, or just floating around, when I get out of the water,..I’m beyond starving!! If there’s food around of any kind, I’ll eat like there’s no tomorrow. I’ll eat WAY more calories then I normally would. A long walk or run or aerobic workout in the gym however, has the opposite effect. It reduces my appetite.

By: brushfour

brushfour — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

O.K., I see what …
O.K., I see what you’re saying with Ice baths. I thought you meant,…I don’t know, working out in an ice bath or something. I’ve read several theories on this regarding fat gain. The second idea I believe much more than the first. I read that when you’re exposed to cold water for long periods of time on a daily basis, that your body may in fact react to this by putting on a slight amount of fat to protect you against the cold water conditions it’s constantly being exposed to. It’s a theory.

By: erukian

erukian — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

So let me make sure …
So let me make sure I have this right, if i eat 3000 cals a day but i exercise a lot and have a 1000 cal defecit despite the fact that i’m eating so much, it doesn’t matter how you get the deficit as long as it isnt over 500 it’s safe? I figured eating so much despite the deficit wouldn’t make my body think it’s going into starvation mode.

By: bdbfighting

bdbfighting — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

i dont think your …
i dont think your right because i think after when you work out and you jump into a ice bath it moves all the lactic acid out of your muscles so it helps with muscle soreness alot of athletes do this and they dont seem fat at all i see ufc fighters do it all the time how can cold water make you have more body fat that doesnt seen to make sence to put body fat on you have to eat its not because of cold water

By: brushfour

brushfour — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:47:08 +0000

Personally I …
Personally I wouldn’t do an ice bath. I don’t mean to sound rude, but it sounds silly. But my minds open. I’ve read that people who tend to spend a lot of time in cold water, tend to put on a little layer of fat in response to that. You can look at most deep sea female pearl divers, and they’re generally a bit on the fatty side of things. Also, when you spend time in cold water, your body spends lots of energy keeping you warm. After a long day of swimming, you’re starving! You may then overeat.