New Article by Doug McGuff, MD
Dr. Doug McGuff has posted a new article on high intensity training and non-exercise activity thermogenesis over at ultimate-exercise.com. SuperSlow and HIT trainees and instructors, especially those of the more hardcore anti-aerobics mindset, will probably find Doug’s observations interesting.
Doug also announces the book he co-wrote with John Little, Body by Science, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. I’ve talked with John about it a few times over the past year, and it sounds like it’s going to be packed with information and a great resource for bodybuilders and anyone training to improve their physique.
3 Comments to New Article by Doug McGuff, MD
Yes we’ve been telling clients at Serious Strength for years now that strength training will allow you to perform all your favorite activities better and with less change of injury.
Thing is, all of our very active clients are the one who are constantly plagued with injuries - sometimes really bad ones. They are the ones who wind up with surgeries and other invasive procedures.
As for calories used by muscle as I mention in my book the extra amount is rather small ITO muscle built - but ALL exercising muscles become more metabolically active. That is what is so potent. So if you add 5 pounds of muscle to your body - a pretty easy thing to do - you DO indeed up your metabolic weight by 350 calories or so but not because of the extra muscle built alone - it also has to do with ALL of the muscles being trained.
Cheers,
Fred
Fred makes a great point here that I failed to mention in my article. Extra activity (especially sporting activities) are not without risk. In my own case, I’ve suffered a broken fibula and a broken metatarsal in my foot. Walking for miles on end in a walking cast while working in the ER ended up destroying the veins in my left leg and causing some varicose veins.
Clearly there are risks, but getting militant with your clients about the extra activity usually results in the client ditching you and keeping the extra activity.
By the way. My racing days are over.
Yes agreed whole heartedly. Getting militant about anything with clients = attrition.
Good luck on the book. Sorry I was unable to get my piece in but in writing my new book Strong Kids Healthy Kids and adding new locations to my existing gym I just got so swamped I - well - I forgot. I apologize for that Doug.
August 18, 2008