Here are two quick "Did you knows?" concerning fasting, exercise and blood sugar.Did you know that it takes 30 to 60 minutes of running at 75% of your V02 max (for conditioned runners) to get your blood insulin levels down to the same level found in people who have been fasting for 23 hours? (Dohm LG 1986)Did you know that when scientists studied people who exercised after … [Read more...] about Fasting, Exercise and Blood Sugar
Fasting and Exercise
How to Workout On Eat Stop Eat
There are many personalities in the fitness industry who are promoting the combination of 'fat burning workouts' with 'muscle building' nutrition.When it comes to improving the way your body looks, I think this a completely backwards approach. Not only do I think it is backwards, but I believe it is highly ineffective.Here's why:It is very difficult to lose weight with exercise … [Read more...] about How to Workout On Eat Stop Eat
Why I like the Smith Machine
I know for most of us this last weekend was probably one that involved a fair bit of food...especially chocolate.For this reason I know you probably don't want to read about anything to do with food or especially fasting right about now.No problems.I spent the Easter weekend helping my friend John Barban work on a new project. We took a break during a video shoot, and I decided … [Read more...] about Why I like the Smith Machine
Fasting and Exercise
I've had a number of people ask me about the effects that fasting and exercise have on blood sugar.In clinical research there generally isn't a concern that exercising while fasting will cause an ill effects to a persons blood sugar. The body is remarkably good at regulating blood sugar levels, even in the face of intense exercise.In fact, most of the research on weight … [Read more...] about Fasting and Exercise
Fasting and Athletic Performance
Last night I decided to take a little break from working and watch some television. I flipped to the sports highlight channel and was able to watch the highlights from a couple of this weekend's football games.Boy was I glad I did!The announcers were discussing college football and in particular the Washington State Cougars. Apparently, one of their players on the Cougars fasts … [Read more...] about Fasting and Athletic Performance