Sat, Dec-31-11, 10:35
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Experimenter
Posts: 25,866
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Plan: DDF
Stats: 202/185.4/179
BF:
Progress: 72%
Location: San Diego, CA
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The case against chronic cardio
I see it all the time here: Someone, usually a woman, is doing a LOT of cardio exercise every week, sometimes daily. They stall, they drop their calories and increase their exercise, they continue to stall. They blame the diet. Why? Because we all know that the key to weight loss is exercise more, eat less. It is drummed into our heads through every possible auditory and visual orifice.
But despite the brainwashing our bodies don't believe it for a minute.
Here's a pretty good write-up.
http://renegadewellness.org/2011/03...ronic-cardio-2/
Quote:
The Literature
Recent research in exercise science has proven all of the following resulting from a regimen of chronic cardio:
hyperinsulinemia (chronically high insulin)
10-20x increase in oxidative damage
elevated cortisol (stress hormone) and therefore compounding any preexisting stress
increased systemic inflammation (including contributing to heart disease)
increased susceptibility to infection
loss of bone density/lean muscle tissue
encouraged fat deposit
increased taxation on adrenals
decreased testosterone (one of my personal favorite quotes from world renown strength coach Charles Poliquin: “exercise induced castration”)
proportionally high in overuse injuries
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