Comments on: Metabolic Overclocking

By: Gone in sixty (or so) seconds | ShrinkGeek

Gone in sixty (or so) seconds | ShrinkGeek — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:07:28 +0000

[...] themselves in ways that build strength and really burn a bunch of energy (bringing our old friend EPOC into play) which means it’ll help you lose weight, [...]

By: Picking up weight to drop it? | ShrinkGeek

Picking up weight to drop it? | ShrinkGeek — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:31:13 +0000

[...] This is where the oft-heard refrain of the ‘tubes can echo across the digital wastes: “If that’s the case, you’re doing it wrong.” In slightly more helpful terms, there are a lot of ways that lifting weights in addition to, or in lieu of, traditional steady-state cardio will help you lose weight. In the most basic sense, anything you do that engages your muscles and makes them work burns calories. The harder they work, the more calories they burn. Also, the harder they work, the longer they’ll keep burning them, too, thanks to EPOC. [...]

By: Feel the Burn. Or, You Know, Not. | ShrinkGeek

Feel the Burn. Or, You Know, Not. | ShrinkGeek — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:58:24 +0000

[...] values bit that gives lie to the general proscription. While there is definitely evidence of elevated caloric consumption immediately after exercise, a recent study seems to throw a measure of, er, cold water on those [...]