When one reads good quality material on metabolism, they learn rather quickly that it is a rather complicated subject matter, with many opinions and opinions on these opinions.
However, some dust settles even with some blending disagreements:
"Calorie manipulation and exercise manipulation" has more impact on overall metabolism than meal frequency--in general terms. Meal frequency is good for assisting in hunger cravings and timing meal frequency around pre and post workout nutrition, is as seen in this perspective important, but I would bet my goal inspiration that calorie manipulations and execise manipulations have no equal to the impact on metabolism.
The body can in fact adjust to certain caloric deficit ranges over a period of time and adjust according to activities. I never keep my deficits the same, and I do not go very long in a deficit before introducing a small surplus. I have had a solid and fast rate of fat loss during the 30 plus pounds I lost on the guidelines I had set forth for myself (I have many posts written on this subject matter)
I will introduce a surplus the 9th day, and if I have a need to eat at my MT Line, I will manipulate an exercise item to bring forth a deficit. In this perspective I am eating more food (manipulating the calories toward Maintenance), and manipulating activity (say riding the bike for 25 minutes) to bring back the deficit. I do believe by manipulating calories and exercise that it does have an impact on metabolism (along with providing an emmense arsonol of tools to use in ones goal).
I have never plateaued and have had continued fat loss. With the exception when my BF became sub 10%, then this was a different beast last year around April/May 2007. I have since made some small modifications in diet approach, but it isnt that much different than the past.
I am not having the same difficulty this time however.
My BF is currently 8.7%, and I am working toward 7%, and thus far I have not had to change dieting procedure.
Best wishes to you!
Chillen
However, some dust settles even with some blending disagreements:
"Calorie manipulation and exercise manipulation" has more impact on overall metabolism than meal frequency--in general terms. Meal frequency is good for assisting in hunger cravings and timing meal frequency around pre and post workout nutrition, is as seen in this perspective important, but I would bet my goal inspiration that calorie manipulations and execise manipulations have no equal to the impact on metabolism.
The body can in fact adjust to certain caloric deficit ranges over a period of time and adjust according to activities. I never keep my deficits the same, and I do not go very long in a deficit before introducing a small surplus. I have had a solid and fast rate of fat loss during the 30 plus pounds I lost on the guidelines I had set forth for myself (I have many posts written on this subject matter)
I will introduce a surplus the 9th day, and if I have a need to eat at my MT Line, I will manipulate an exercise item to bring forth a deficit. In this perspective I am eating more food (manipulating the calories toward Maintenance), and manipulating activity (say riding the bike for 25 minutes) to bring back the deficit. I do believe by manipulating calories and exercise that it does have an impact on metabolism (along with providing an emmense arsonol of tools to use in ones goal).
I have never plateaued and have had continued fat loss. With the exception when my BF became sub 10%, then this was a different beast last year around April/May 2007. I have since made some small modifications in diet approach, but it isnt that much different than the past.
I am not having the same difficulty this time however.
My BF is currently 8.7%, and I am working toward 7%, and thus far I have not had to change dieting procedure.
Best wishes to you!
Chillen
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