Comments on: Does TV make you fat? http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/ Eat Stop Eat, Intermittent fastin for Weight Loss, Muscle Building, Fasting and health Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Omar http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4323 Omar Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:01:42 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4323 Brad: This reminds of a study I read recently on a link between sitting time and mortality. Researchers concluded that there is a dose-response association between sitting time and mortality from all causes and cardiovascular disase, independent of leisure time physical activity. In addition to the promotion of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a healthy weight, they discouraged sitting for extended periods! If anyone wants to look this study up here's a link to the abstract: http://www.ms-se.com/pt/re/msse/abstract.00005768-200905000-00005.htm;jsessionid=KD6Zj3y2qyK7nxqyf1jJYrJT83Q2VSmp7XjvGFdJtNphKQLg2yXv!-847254088!181195628!8091!-1 Brad: This reminds of a study I read recently on a link between sitting time and mortality. Researchers concluded that there is a dose-response association between sitting time and mortality from all causes and cardiovascular disase, independent of leisure time physical activity. In addition to the promotion of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a healthy weight, they discouraged sitting for extended periods! If anyone wants to look this study up here’s a link to the abstract: http://www.ms-se.com/pt/re/msse/abstract.00005768-200905000-00005.htm;jsessionid=KD6Zj3y2qyK7nxqyf1jJYrJT83Q2VSmp7XjvGFdJtNphKQLg2yXv!-847254088!181195628!8091!-1

]]> By: Lani Muelrath http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4293 Lani Muelrath Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:56:32 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4293 Brad, It seems for all the time I spend writing, talking, reading, and coaching about fitness I should get SOME crossover credit for "workout" time - and I know you must feel the same way! Truth is, we all need to take the time and if it isn't built in (and especially if it's built "out") of our day, our workouts need to be even more rigorous and scheduled. Yet as you point out, it is possible! Lani P.S. happy belated Father's Day, the pic of you and baby on your posts at Twitter are just too too charming :-) Brad,

It seems for all the time I spend writing, talking, reading, and coaching about fitness I should get SOME crossover credit for “workout” time – and I know you must feel the same way! Truth is, we all need to take the time and if it isn’t built in (and especially if it’s built “out”) of our day, our workouts need to be even more rigorous and scheduled.

Yet as you point out, it is possible!

Lani

P.S. happy belated Father’s Day, the pic of you and baby on your posts at Twitter are just too too charming :-)

]]> By: Moh http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4263 Moh Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:20:57 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4263 Brad, here's my current workout plan and diet. I hit the gym 3 times a week: chest/back, shoulders/abs and arms. Fast twice a day and eat under maintenance the rest of the time. Hit cardio 3 - 4 times a week (10 mins hiit + 30 mins steady state), my workout consists of two 5x5 exercises and one 4x8 exercises (both strength and size) for each bodypart. Was just wondering though, as you had a bodybuilding background and so can now stay lean and don't need anymore muscle, what advice would you give to someone who does not have enough muscle of their frame yet to stay around that weight and look good lean? I was thinking of dropping down to single digit bodyfat % and then try and add some muscle? What would you recommend? Does the workout plan look good too? Thanks. Brad, here’s my current workout plan and diet.

I hit the gym 3 times a week: chest/back, shoulders/abs and arms. Fast twice a day and eat under maintenance the rest of the time. Hit cardio 3 – 4 times a week (10 mins hiit + 30 mins steady state), my workout consists of two 5×5 exercises and one 4×8 exercises (both strength and size) for each bodypart. Was just wondering though, as you had a bodybuilding background and so can now stay lean and don’t need anymore muscle, what advice would you give to someone who does not have enough muscle of their frame yet to stay around that weight and look good lean? I was thinking of dropping down to single digit bodyfat % and then try and add some muscle? What would you recommend? Does the workout plan look good too? Thanks.

]]> By: rachel http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4260 rachel Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:59:41 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4260 the pc is much better for me than tv. im easily influenced by madison avenue. all that food porn on tv gets my tastes buds going. i can only watch so many cheesy, goey pizza ads before i start to question my fast. on the pc, i can focus on health, exercise, momentum. where the focus goes the energy flows, and progress shows. not sure where i read that but im certian it was online. lol. the pc is much better for me than tv. im easily influenced by madison avenue. all that food porn on tv gets my tastes buds going. i can only watch so many cheesy, goey pizza ads before i start to question my fast.

on the pc, i can focus on health, exercise, momentum. where the focus goes the energy flows, and progress shows. not sure where i read that but im certian it was online. lol.

]]> By: alfred http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4258 alfred Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:38:18 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4258 I agree, I think some people in some places have been becoming sedentary for a long time now. You can blame tv and computers, but people had desk jobs long before computers. And people listened to their favorite radio shows before there was tv. But food has become much more available. Agriculture, supermarkets give us the meat we once had to hunt and kill and convenience stores provide extremely calorically dense food just around the corner. And they just keep getting more dense and refined. I agree, I think some people in some places have been becoming sedentary for a long time now. You can blame tv and computers, but people had desk jobs long before computers. And people listened to their favorite radio shows before there was tv. But food has become much more available. Agriculture, supermarkets give us the meat we once had to hunt and kill and convenience stores provide extremely calorically dense food just around the corner. And they just keep getting more dense and refined.

]]> By: Michael http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4255 Michael Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:37:25 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4255 Hello Brad, I look at your ETE program like a Ven Diagram where one side is for Muscle Gain and the other for Fat Loss regarding food and excercise, with the middle section being the coorelating impacting on both. So, I go to the gym to build muscle and ESE to lose weight. I know that nutrition has an impact on muscle building and muscle building has an impact on weight loss, but where would you put cardio? Is it a necesssary component for weight loss or is it catabolic for muscle gain? Should I concentrate on weight training, cardio, or both to lose weight while doing ESE? I hope this makes sense without the diagram. Thanks! Hello Brad,

I look at your ETE program like a Ven Diagram where one side is for Muscle Gain and the other for Fat Loss regarding food and excercise, with the middle section being the coorelating impacting on both.

So, I go to the gym to build muscle and ESE to lose weight. I know that nutrition has an impact on muscle building and muscle building has an impact on weight loss, but where would you put cardio? Is it a necesssary component for weight loss or is it catabolic for muscle gain?

Should I concentrate on weight training, cardio, or both to lose weight while doing ESE?

I hope this makes sense without the diagram.

Thanks!

]]> By: Connie http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4245 Connie Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:32:27 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4245 It's always too easy to blame external factors and not take personal responsibility. In my workplace, everyone is allowed an additional 30 min daily in addition to their 60 min lunch break in order to exercise. Is everyone lean and in top shape...hardly. They still complain about having "no time" to "fit in exercise", and these are the same people who regularly purchase pop, chips, chocolate and other high fat & sugar snack foods in the canteen. It’s always too easy to blame external factors and not take personal responsibility. In my workplace, everyone is allowed an additional 30 min daily in addition to their 60 min lunch break in order to exercise. Is everyone lean and in top shape…hardly. They still complain about having “no time” to “fit in exercise”, and these are the same people who regularly purchase pop, chips, chocolate and other high fat & sugar snack foods in the canteen.

]]> By: Michael - Fat Loss Tips http://bradpilon.com/healthy-ramblings/does-tv-make-you-fat/#comment-4233 Michael - Fat Loss Tips Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:03:31 +0000 http://bradpilon.com/?p=626#comment-4233 Couldn't agree more Brad. When I was working in an 9-5 office environment, 90% of my co-workers would complain about being out of shape and blame their work environment, specifically sitting in front of a computer all day, as the reason for their bulges. Funny how how the candy dish full of M&Ms and the vending machines were never blamed? Incredible... Couldn’t agree more Brad. When I was working in an 9-5 office environment, 90% of my co-workers would complain about being out of shape and blame their work environment, specifically sitting in front of a computer all day, as the reason for their bulges.

Funny how how the candy dish full of M&Ms and the vending machines were never blamed? Incredible…

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