Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, 60 studies

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Hi all,

I thought I'd post this as I found it pretty interesting.

http://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11518804/weight-loss-...

Who subscribes to this? I've personally always thought diet is about 85% of the end result with the context of using weights to develop a muscular physique however this goes a bit further when referring to fat loss.

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Hoofy said:

Long Drax said:

grumbledoak said:

Banting's results were much the same, over one hundred and fifty years ago. He said exercise just gave him a voracious appetite. The only thing he found that worked for weight loss was eliminating sugar and flour from his diet. A result that has been discovered and rediscovered ever since.

No doubt some arable farmers and PT instructors will be along with a counter argument shortly.

So you just keep eating the same amount as you did prior to starting an exercise regime. It's not rocket science!

I have never eliminated sugar and flour from my diet and have no trouble losing weight when I wish.

Banting was quack in a long line of quacks pandering to the lazy and stupid who want to sit on their fat arses and stuff their faces, whilst blaming everything and everyone for their self-inflicted obesity.

I have not cut anything out and I'm clearly outrunning a bad diet. I tell you what's even worse, since understanding how it works, my intake is even worse than it ever was.

I now work in the fitness industry and hit the pub twice a week typically. I used to hit the pub once every 3 weeks if that.

What are your goals and are you there?

I don't think there is a single approach but we are all bound by science however some get an advantage in terms of either being lean or being able to develop muscle far easier than others.

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Good stuff!

I'm impressed you now work in fitness Hoofy!