Pepsi/Mt. Dew Throwback

[marko138]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I have had to slack way off after my wreck put a dent in my workouts. I usually only use them to mix drinks or as a liquid candy treat.

I've lost 6 lbs in the last 8 weeks by doing essentially nothing. I just cut out soda and cut way back on brewskiz.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I have had to slack way off after my wreck put a dent in my workouts. I usually only use them to mix drinks or as a liquid candy treat.

Not me, I can't live without 5 or 6 a day! I'm thinking about energy shots to knock down the caffeine withdrawal/headaches until I can drop it completely. Replacing the sugar will be another problem entirely...

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by marko138

I've lost 6 lbs in the last 8 weeks by doing essentially nothing. I just cut out soda and cut way back on brewskiz.

That's what I'm also hoping to achieve. I also bought a sit-up bench to help with the spare tire...

[smileyman]

I was up to 3 a day, then discovered shnapps and on the rocks...LOL!

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by marko138

I've lost 6 lbs in the last 8 weeks by doing essentially nothing. I just cut out soda and cut way back on brewskiz.

I've gained absolutely nothing by drinking soda and not drinking brewskiz. LOL


They've finally made it to our part of the world. They've been out for some time now. I'm so used to syrup MT Dew that the throwback is too different. Not really bad but still undecided.

[Rider]

The sugar is much healthier than the High Fructose Corn Syrup. I might have to give it a try. Sugar is a funny thing. I cut out all carbs last week, I mean zero carbs and I lost 8lbs in 1 week. I also changed my weight lifting from the typical 3-4 sets of 10 reps to 4 sets of 20 reps for each exercise, 4 exercises per muscle group. Not sure if that contributed to much weight loss but I'm happy. Another week or 2 and I should be golden.

[smileyman]

More reps burns more calories. Do it too much and you'll start to lose muscle mass tho

[marko138]

Just got back from a run with the pup.

[Apoc]

Originally Posted by smileyman

More reps burns more calories. Do it too much and you'll start to lose muscle mass tho

Not entirely true...

Theres a lot of science behind it, but overall, the misconception that working longer burns more calories just isnt true.

Muscle mass burns calories, the more hard, dense muscle tissue you have, the more calories you burn over time.

So yes, over a span of 45 minutes, you will burn more calories doing 20 rep sets, but will get almost zero actual muscle growth. Where as somebody training with lower reps with intention of building muscle (not talking bodybuilder hu8geness), will burn much, much more calories over the course of the day than the person doing the high reps.

That said, rider, switching your routine will do that to your body. Its not good to fall into the same workout for months on end. 6 weeks is about the max length you should keep one routine, as your body becomes used to it and stops growing because its accustomed to the strain your putting on your body.

Its more complicated than that, but I dont have time to go into protein synthesis and macrobolic nutrition. And you'd be bored to tears trying to read it, because you probabl;y dont care anyway.

[smileyman]

Thanks Apoc! i actually learned sumfin on the net! I think the muscle confusion seems to be the thing, and I am glad cause I get bored quick and am always confused about what I did the day before!