Out-training a bad diet?
by Giz on Mar.31, 2009, under Uncategorized
I work at a gym here and aside from personal training, I do fitness consultations, which are orientations for new members. We discuss current habits, take measurements, define goals, and help them create a plan to get there. In talking with people, it constantly amazes me that they assume that just coming in to the gym and doing some walking will solve all their health issues. I am not knocking walking - it’s fantastic exercise for any one. But at the same time, many of them expect to succeed with large weight loss goals without making changes to their diets. This is Louisiana, the fattest state in the nation, and on top of that - New Orleans, famous for rich everday fare. A nutritional diet isn’t exactly high on people’s priority list, or even in many people’s knowledge base.
I ran across this video post over at Cataput Fitness and thought it was just a fantastic representation of trying to out-train a poor diet… and just how futile it can be. Watch it and let me know what you think!
Craig Ballantyne at a sub-6-minute-mile vs. Brad Pilon and a pizza and soda… and the winner is?
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March 31st, 2009 on 10:54 pm
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April 5th, 2009 on 10:49 am
Rush has been saying this for years, since he lost all that weight years ago …
I definitely agree with this …kinda throws the old “I’m gonna have a sundae because I worked out hard today” argument out the window …
April 5th, 2009 on 11:36 am
But, I really like the video - great way to visualize the difference!!
April 13th, 2009 on 5:46 am
It always astounds me that people could have no idea what constitutes a healthy diet when that information is all over the place! I mean, hasn’t the term “junk food” been around for decades? What do people think that’s referring to? I think there’s quite a bit of self-indulgence and denial going on out there. It’s not exactly a secret that whole foods, lots of produce, lean protein and good fats are good for you, and tons of sugar and butter and lard are not. But people eat what they want anyway.
June 12th, 2009 on 5:05 am
Id frequently have clients back in the day who would work HAAARD with me three times and week and resent me because they werent changing their bodies at all.
we cant out train the poor diet.
speaking of wanting an update for you here