Just remember to steer clear of dihydrogen monoxide, whatever you do.
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Go out and do an 8 hour high intensity endurance ride and get back to me. Weightlifting or crossfit or something else, sure, I'd probably give you different advice, but endurance cardio, sugar is about the fastest and easiest thing for your body to metabolize, and if you're burning 5-7,000 calories in a single go, you basically just need to shovel calories into your system in as fast and easily digestible manner as your system will let you.
Lastly, on an unrelated note, avoid cross-fit. It is a good way to injure yourself or learn to do exercises the wrong way which may lead to building negative pressure on joints and muscles. Yes, it may look fun and provide a different approach but -like the energy drinks/gel- there is a cost associated.
I don't agree with this. For someone who's never lifted or done high intensity workouts, I would definitely caution them to take it easy. For pretty natural athletes, I don't think there's anything wrong with doing a different type of workout for a while to either switch it up, learn something new, or supplement.
Check some videos online of crossfit, there are some nice routines but many are simply haphazard and dangerous. The end result of many of these are deformities of the spine and torn muscles, at a much larger degree than we ordinary weight lifting (raw or through machines).
This, at least, I agree with you on. Crossfit is stupid, prioritizes speed over form, and for a whole bunch of really wonky reasons I'm blanking on now a fitness nut I know once explained to me is NOT good for your body, in a biochemical sense.Lastly, on an unrelated note, avoid cross-fit. It is a good way to injure yourself or learn to do exercises the wrong way which may lead to building negative pressure on joints and muscles. Yes, it may look fun and provide a different approach but -like the energy drinks/gel- there is a cost associated.
I'm blanking on now a fitness nut I know once explained to me is NOT good for your body, in a biochemical sense.
No, it had something to do with the emphasis on not drinking water, coupled with doing rapid high-intensity sets, and the combination could actually be outright damaging to your muscles, I think.Probably something along these lines: you're combining a GH (growth hormone) style lift with a testosterone production pace. Generally GH benefits from heavy, complex lifts with longer rest periods. T production is increased with lighter loads at faster pace with shorter rest periods. So combining a 5 rounds for time of 5 deads at 325 with box jumps or burpees or something like that does not give mutually exclusive benefit to GH or T, and it's not a situation where the sum of the parts are greater than the whole.
No, it had something to do with the emphasis on not drinking water, coupled with doing rapid high-intensity sets, and the combination could actually be outright damaging to your muscles, I think.
Reading between the lines you do crossfit and have had success staying healthy doing that, and at the end of the day the single most dangerous thing you can do to your body is sitting on the couch with a bag of Doritos and a Coke, so if it's working for you then right the fuck on.
you're talking about rhabdomyolysis, muscle tissue breaks down and proteins enter the bloodstream .It's basically one of the side effects of heat stroke.No, it had something to do with the emphasis on not drinking water, coupled with doing rapid high-intensity sets, and the combination could actually be outright damaging to your muscles, I think.
Yup, that. Crossfit alone isn't the issue, but the focus on speed and downplaying of hydration are major compounding factors.you're talking about rhabdomyolysis, muscle tissue breaks down and proteins enter the bloodstream .It's basically one of the side effects of heat stroke.
Crossfit itself isn't the problem. it's that they emphasize high intensity circuit workouts and don't explain to newer members the importance of proper hydration. People who are new to working out are the people who get injured the most ime, since they overestimate their initial ability, and tend to have less than optimal form.
My buddy had that. But he sits down all day at work, hunched over, working on an old Bridgeport milling machine for 10 hours a day; and not on a comfortable chair, but a semi-padded adjustable stool.you're talking about rhabdomyolysis, muscle tissue breaks down and proteins enter the bloodstream .It's basically one of the side effects of heat stroke.
Crossfit itself isn't the problem. it's that they emphasize high intensity circuit workouts and don't explain to newer members the importance of proper hydration. People who are new to working out are the people who get injured the most ime, since they overestimate their initial ability, and tend to have less than optimal form.