banzaiengr
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There was a great question in another thread that ask about which energy systems are used in regard to some of the basic "fitness" test we use, such as a 5 min. snatch test. Not being afraid to be the devil's advocate or to ask questions I believe my questions were better served by another thread. @Steve Freides if this is not the place for this please move it wherever it belongs.
Not being a scientist or a trainer I will have to simplify my questions. I realize that these energy systems are a bit more complicated, so please bear with me.
* Given that long slow duration (LSD) exercise has long been believed to lower testosterone and GH levels and in turn causing rising cortisol levels which causes the body to lean toward sugar burning rather than fat burning, would diet be the more important part of the Maffetone method?
* Could an endurance athlete that is already somewhat successful possibly be genetically prone toward fat burning rather than sugar? By utilizing the Maffetone diet and style of training, could this just be a case where MAF is just fine tuning their already fine energy system?
* For an individual newer to training, wouldn't the MAF diet be counteracted by the LSD style training that lowers testosterone and GH levels causing their body to continue to burn sugar? Think of it in another way, could a well trained individual who's system already burns fat efficiently be effected by participation in a bootcamp style system? In effect the bootcamp exercise lends toward overtraining and the participant's system begins to see lowering testosterone and GH levels, rising cortisol levels, and begins to burn sugar rather than fat?
* Would not a well rounded style of training be more appropriate? Weight training to build muscle and in return rise metabolic levels. Interval style training which is more efficient at burning fat. Aerobic training to increase endurance.
I realize that all things must be equal here. Do what I've described above, but too often, too much, or too heavy and overtraining wreaks the works. Do the described perfectly with a poor diet and wreak the works. Do everything perfectly but live a stressful life, full of time constraints, overuse of drugs, family issues, work issues, etc., etc. and wreak the works.
I also realize that it depends on an individuals goals. If you are a bodybuilder wanting to increase mass then LSD is probably not where you want to go, but the MAF diet may be. If you want to bench 400 then you may only want to lift. If you want to run ultra-marathons then well you get my drift...
I just can't get my head around the use of LSD when there is a very good reason endurance athletes look like concentration camp victims and sprinters are well built. There is a reason that you'll find the individuals in the back of the gym where there are weights is where you will find well built, strong or both types of individuals and on the treadmill you'll find a lot of skinny/fat people. Of course this is with most other things being equal, so it depends.
Can someone or many please let me know what I'm missing here? Thanks in advance
Not being a scientist or a trainer I will have to simplify my questions. I realize that these energy systems are a bit more complicated, so please bear with me.
* Given that long slow duration (LSD) exercise has long been believed to lower testosterone and GH levels and in turn causing rising cortisol levels which causes the body to lean toward sugar burning rather than fat burning, would diet be the more important part of the Maffetone method?
* Could an endurance athlete that is already somewhat successful possibly be genetically prone toward fat burning rather than sugar? By utilizing the Maffetone diet and style of training, could this just be a case where MAF is just fine tuning their already fine energy system?
* For an individual newer to training, wouldn't the MAF diet be counteracted by the LSD style training that lowers testosterone and GH levels causing their body to continue to burn sugar? Think of it in another way, could a well trained individual who's system already burns fat efficiently be effected by participation in a bootcamp style system? In effect the bootcamp exercise lends toward overtraining and the participant's system begins to see lowering testosterone and GH levels, rising cortisol levels, and begins to burn sugar rather than fat?
* Would not a well rounded style of training be more appropriate? Weight training to build muscle and in return rise metabolic levels. Interval style training which is more efficient at burning fat. Aerobic training to increase endurance.
I realize that all things must be equal here. Do what I've described above, but too often, too much, or too heavy and overtraining wreaks the works. Do the described perfectly with a poor diet and wreak the works. Do everything perfectly but live a stressful life, full of time constraints, overuse of drugs, family issues, work issues, etc., etc. and wreak the works.
I also realize that it depends on an individuals goals. If you are a bodybuilder wanting to increase mass then LSD is probably not where you want to go, but the MAF diet may be. If you want to bench 400 then you may only want to lift. If you want to run ultra-marathons then well you get my drift...
I just can't get my head around the use of LSD when there is a very good reason endurance athletes look like concentration camp victims and sprinters are well built. There is a reason that you'll find the individuals in the back of the gym where there are weights is where you will find well built, strong or both types of individuals and on the treadmill you'll find a lot of skinny/fat people. Of course this is with most other things being equal, so it depends.
Can someone or many please let me know what I'm missing here? Thanks in advance