Body Backed By Science

Pumping Iron will not bulk you up but help you lose weight First, lets try to debunk the idea that lifting weights will only bulk you up. Aerobics is great for your heart and lungs however do not forget one of the best fat-fighting allies is your very own muscle! Weight training will help the midline bulge by holding the line on your waistline. Weight training is also great for your bones. So many people diet and eat near to nothing while killing themselves on cardio. However when the weight comes off really most of that weight is the lean muscle mass that keeps us toner, younger and stronger. According to Dale Schoellor, a nutrition researcher at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, “In all reality only 60-75 percent weight lost is fat. For example out of 20 pounds lost only about six pounds is from muscles, bones, nonfat tissue and water. This in turn will leave you weaker. When you start lifting weights you will preserve the muscle and bone. With that bei...

When you complete a workout, you feel good right? You see veins you didn’t know you had, you’re sweating and you have the infamous muscle “pump. No more of that mush that you felt before you began your workout. It’s great! But have you ever wondered what causes that reaction? What actually gives you that “pump” or makes you look “swole”? You can thank your trainer and amazing ability of sticking to your phenomenal chicken diet. And mom of course. But you know what you’ve forgotten?? To thank SCIENCE! In particularly, the Sodium Potassium Pump! Why you ask? It’s like a distant, twice removed through marriage, cousin who you never see and talk to. But little did you know, that pump is one of the primary reasons for that muscular reaction to all your hard work. Let’s start from the beginning.       First, we need to completely debunk the myth that salt in your diet is the root of all evil. It’s not. It actually assists more than it hinders, given the proportiona...