Do i really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day?
Should i eat only low glycemic index carbohydrates when trying to lose weight?
Will heavy weight training make me bulky?
Should i eat the yolk?
These are just a few of the questions that as a trainer we get asked all the time.
Well my colleague Jaime Hale has just released his new book "Should i eat the yolk?" which answers a lot of the most popular questions asked with research data backing up his answer. The concept of this book is EXCELLENT as i feel there is a lot of info out there, these days in book and the internet but it's not really backed up with data supporting there claims. This is were people get confused (including myself at times) and this is were i feel that Jaime's book is excellent as it gives you facts and answers about your questions and i highly recommend that you pick up a copy.
I would like to say that i don't make any money off the book. I just feel that the info in the book is excellent that any one from trainers to trainees will benefit from the info in the book.
Here's a link to the book on AMAZON http://www.amazon.co.uk/Should-Eat-Yolk-Jamie-Hale/dp/1569757909
The book is divided into training questions, nutrition questions and finding the right diet for weight loss. Below you will find an exert from the book, of the many training question answered, it was really hard to pick these out as there is so much info in this book and i will be back in the next post with some of the nutritional questions to wet your appetite.
Will performing sit-ups shrink my waistline?
Answer: Sit-ups do NOT shrink the waistline. To shrink the waistline, you need to drop body fat. Sit-ups should be included in a comprehensive fitness program, but the idea that they somehow decrease the size of the waist is a fairy tale.
Investigation: Slimming the stomach and trimming the waistline are probably the most discussed topics in the fitness industry. Tummy-shrinking infomercials fill late-night tv slots, and magazines are filled with superab ads. What's the deal? Do sit-ups, in fact, shrink the waistline?
According to Alan Aragon, nutrition researcher and author of girth control, this is a myth. In addition to exercise, calories need to be burned. "It's not sit-ups per se that shrink the waistline, it's whether or not you're losing body fat by remaining in anet calorie deficit over a period of weeks and months. Training a muscle doesn't automatically disintegrate the fat surrounding it," Aragon said in a recent conversation via e-mail.
Will my muscle turn to fat if i stop weight training?
Answer: Muscle does not turn to fat. If you stop working out, you will probably lose a fair amount of muscle and possibly gain a fair amount of fat.
Investigation: Muscle and fat are different types of tissue. They are not interconvertible. If you stop training, you no longer have the appropriate stimuli to promote muscle gains. If you continue to eat the same as you did wehen training, your caloric intake will surpass your daily maintenence calorie requirementsm - resulting fat gain. Even under these conditions, some of the calories will be allocated to muscle. genetics play a large role in how much weight gain contributes to fat tissue and how much it contributes to muscle tissue.
These are just a few of the many questioned answered in the book and if you have any questions on training and nutrition it is definitely worth picking up copy.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Should-Eat-Yolk-Jamie-Hale/dp/1569757909
