I told you he was a know-nothing idiot.. Ignore realbitchy, he's a troll, a convincing one with his
phony studies and websites (which he no doubt builds himself) but a troll nonetheless. Even a
non-runner would suspect he's full of it. TBR
On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 02:25:27 +0000 (UTC), Donovan Rebbechi <abuse@aol.com> wrote:
>In article <20031107203614.00108.00000220@mb-m10.aol.com>, Globaldisc wrote:
>> BTW, it's impossible to gain or lose weight (besides water, which is short term) without taking
>> in repectively more/less calories than you burn.
>> ________
>>
>> Are you sure Donovan?
>
>Absolutely.
>
>> I believe you can go on a low cal, high protein diet and gain weight while taking in less
>> calories than you burn.
>
>No, you can't. The above is similar to a bodybuilders pre-contest diet -- what will happen is that
>you'll lose weight, but hopefully hang on to some lean tissue.
>
>> In a weight training regime you simply build muscle mass as you reduce fat mass.
>
>This is actually only true for those in the "rapid beginner gains" phase. For someone who's been
>lifting for a while, it's very difficult to lose fat and gain muscle mass at the same time.
>Usually, beginners to weight lifting actually stay at about the same weight, unless they are fairly
>overweight or very thin (and eat a lot).
>
>> The negative calorie intake reduces the fat, the protien intake builds the muscle mass...which is
>> something that actually weighs more than
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> fat mass...and results in a net weight gain.
> ^^^^^^^^^^
>
>What do you mean by this ? fat is less dense, so what happens to those who have improved body
>composition is they get smaller but weight the same ("firm up")
>
>> It's also very common within the body building world. The error/flaw in assuming calories drive
>> the weight gain when in fact if you're weight training...the protien will drive the increased
>> muscle mass and weight gain. No?
>
>In the bodybuilding world, they never try to gain mass and lose fat at the same time. They take in
>plenty of calories, and then "cut up" close to contest time.
>
>Cheers,
