RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-09 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > You list cutting and bulking but I do neither. I always go > for strength training and avoid bulking as much as possible > (to prevent the lazy days sagging). If you are gaining strenth you are building muscle, so you are bulking... you just aren't gettin

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-09 Thread Sam
I just got this from 3 days ago ;) On 6/6/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > If you are into lifting weights and cycle through cutting (dropping fat and > preserving lean muscle) and bulking (building muscle with minimal fat gains) > then you are already aware of the fact that if you are not in one

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Deanna Schneider
44 is really low, unless you're a well conditioned athlete. You should really check with your doc about it. That's like potential pace maker slow, if you're not in excellent shape. Top runners still usually have heart rates in the 50's. Here's some basic info: http://hrspatients.org/patients/signs

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I currently weigh in at a healthy 265. down from 320 (hence a healthy > 265) in January 2004. I have been using the On-going > weight-loss portion (-1lb-ish per week - sometimes a little > more, sometimes a little less) of the Atkins Diet quite

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread William Bowen
> He seems somehow dissappointed that by most measures I'm pretty healthy. There's a reason they call it "practicing" medicine. :-) I have found that many doctors indeed are perplexed by people that are overweight and yet are otherwise healthy. I *should* have high blood pressure and *should* h

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Jim Davis
>I'd have to agree with your doctor. If you're 325 lbs I think you >should try to reduce your weight, even if it's all muscle. Being a Well - let's not get ahead of ourselves. My doctor is definately correct that I could lose some weight. I'm not, nor have I ever, tried to use the new research

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
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RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread SStewart
Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 02:53 pm To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget) Importance: Low > From: SStewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Mix it with water and whey protien and suck it down no more > than 30 mi

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: SStewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Mix it with water and whey protien and suck it down no more > than 30 minutes after your workout. The insulin spike > immediately replenishes the muscles which you just got done > abusing while working out" > > There's a joke in here that I'm so

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread SStewart
Scott A. Stewart, Web Application Developer Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) 14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 Chantilly, VA 20151 Phone: (703) 995-1737 Fax: (703) 834-5527 "Mix it with water and whey protien and suck it down no more than 30 minutes after your workout. The insuli

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I always believed if you bulked up too much you'd have to > maintain those muscle forever or they'd turn top flab and > become dead weight. I could be wrong but how do you get rid > of unused muscle? If you are into lifting weights and cycle through cutt

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Sam
On 6/6/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > Why? A large amount of muscle is absolutely fantastic for the body! Muscle > burns 17x more calories than fat so regardless of total body weight, it is > ok to be a large person when your body fat is low. An old trainer of mine > was 265 and 8% body fat

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'd have to agree with your doctor. If you're 325 lbs I think > you should try to reduce your weight, even if it's all > muscle. Why? A large amount of muscle is absolutely fantastic for the body! Muscle burns 17x more calories than fat so regardless of

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Sam
I'd have to agree with your doctor. If you're 325 lbs I think you should try to reduce your weight, even if it's all muscle. Being a muscle head means a lifetime of maintenance, easy for someone in high school to agree to but adults usually know there will be many breaks in the workout regimen. As

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:32 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget) > > I was under the impression (note that it's just an impression, and I > tot

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Ben Doom
> There's a lot of interesting and controversial research coming out - SciAm > just did a nice overview of the arguments raging about the health effects of > obesity. Since I just read the article it reminded me of this thread. > > For example while most people "know" that being fat causes diabet

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Deanna Schneider
I don't think so. I think it's this thing: http://www.bodpod.com/ On 6/6/05, Michael T. Tangorre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > free "body pod" > > measurements and such. Apparently this contraption is the > > most accurate way to determine

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > free "body pod" > measurements and such. Apparently this contraption is the > most accurate way to determine fat and muscle percentages. Is it the hydrostatic dip tank test... where they hook you up to a machine thing that looks like a meat ha

Re: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Deanna Schneider
We have a coworker who got a stomach band and is in the process of losing weight. She's also being a guinea pig for a new bariatric clinic. It's kind of cool, as she's getting free "body pod" measurements and such. Apparently this contraption is the most accurate way to determine fat and muscle per

RE: Fat is Bad (was RE: pretty cool gadget)

2005-06-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > However the doctor looks at my high, looks at my weight, runs > his little BMI calc (which just take muscle mass into > account) and tells me I'm too fat and I have to lose weight. > All complaints or concerns I might have come back to that as > t