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What Low-Carb Diets Do

March 19, 2010

In response to a recent post, a reader asked the following question: “Are those on those [low carbohydrate] diets losing fat, muscle, water or exactly what because they seem to lose weight?” First, something to keep in mind about ANY diet is that if a diet reduces your calories below what your body needs to maintain itself, you will experience weight loss.  Therefore, low carbohydrate diets that reduce the (...)

DOMS

March 18, 2010

You’ve just started your workout program and you are excited!  You hit the gym, or wherever you go to exercise, with purpose, a plan, and enthusiasm. Your workout is AWESOME, and you go home, get some post-exercise nutrition in, clean up, and relax for the evening. The next day you are mildly sore, but nothing too bad.  Two mornings later however, you get out of bed, but instead of walking, (...)

Low-Carb Issues

March 17, 2010

Low carbohydrate diets are all the rage now-a-days.  Probably you know someone that is on one, or that was on one, or that is planning to be on one. Why does a person go the low carb diet route?  Some reasons might be that they’ve seen their friend(s) do it, and their friend(s) lost weight on it.  Another might be that they figure that the body will turn to burning (...)

Fat Measurement Method Verified!

March 16, 2010

We’ve already discussed the fact that when you’re attempting to lose fat weight, keeping up with your body fat percentage is as important, if not more so, than just looking at your total body weight on a scale (see http://www.darrylpace.com/weight-no-longer-2/). Also, in the blog post here, http://www.darrylpace.com/measuring-body-fat/, we discussed some methods for measuring body fat levels . The method I’ve used for years has been the skin caliper method.  However, (...)

I Challenge You!

March 4, 2010

Fat gain is sneaky!  Because of this, you MUST be on the lookout for it. When should you start keeping an eye on whether or not fat is creeping up on you?  As early as possible.  My personal belief is that people should be engaged in some sort of regular physical activity from the time they graduate from high school until they leave this earth. Did you know that from (...)

Compare Yourself with Yourself

March 1, 2010

Have you worked out with a workout partner and the two of you did exactly the same exercises for exactly the same number of sets and repetitions over exactly the same period of time — say 3 months — yet your partner got results that were either far less or far beyond what you achieved? Have no fear.  There’s likely nothing wrong with your partner or with you.  The difference (...)

Your Motivation to Workout

February 24, 2010

What’s one of the best motivational tools available that will keep you working out regularly? A friend! If you have a friend that is dedicated to health and fitness, and that depends on you as a workout partner, you may find yourself working out consistently and vigorously.  Birds of a feather really do flock together.  The peer pressure will keep you going and will keep you working out hard. Currently, (...)

Inspiring Example

My brother brought this to my attention — Herschel Walker’s mixed martial arts debut.  This guy is awesome!  He’s 47 years old.  He’s in tremendous condition, and he shows what is possible with focus, hard work, and determination.  Now, all of us aren’t world-class athletes like Herschel, but all of us can be in great condition past 40!  Check out Herschel in the following clip.  Also, check the physique from minutes 1:13 to 1:23. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/PSsgbMpD_fw&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-1293-youtube-1", "425", "344", "9", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes);

The “Varied” Diet

February 22, 2010

Key principles of good eating and a good diet include balance, moderation, and variety. My term for a good diet is a “varied” diet. What is a “varied” diet?  One that contains the various types of foods recommended in the “Dietary Guidelines for Americans”, published by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture.  These organizations’ take on what a good diet looks like is illustrated (...)

The Truth About Weight Loss, Part 2

February 3, 2010

Think about this: If being fantastically fit was easy, everybody would be fantastically fit.  Why?  Because everybody would like to be in good shape.  Isn’t that true? Why isn’t everybody fit?  I can think of two reasons.  One is that their health is declining and won’t permit them to do what it takes to be fit.  The other is that it is usually hard to become fit and remain fit (...)