Body By Science?

[BeeDee]

Has anyone read Body by Science? (Or am I months behind?) It seems to me that this book is as revolutionary today about health, fitness and exercise (and it suggests low carb, hunter-gathered diets) as Dr. Atkins was about nutrition. I bought it today and have been absorbing the incredible paradigm shifts within.

It’s very research-based and scientifically backed up (which I like). I’m going to finish the book and report back. Then I think I may try the exercise program and see how it goes. I lift weights now, and I’ve always believed in heavy weights and low reps, but this program takes this idea to the limit. Intriguing.

Does anyone else have any comments on this book?

[ziggy]

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ya i too have just recently found this i found it on utube and it looks great i prob should read the book


on the Atkins diet i whent from around 300 too 250 then stall from thin 10 net carb whole wheat wraps then stoped eating them and whent too 230 pounds

then was 230 pounds for years

then whent to the gym and must have lost another 40 pounds of fat and gained 40 pounds of muscle and look and feel a **** of a lot better


before the gym i only was able to do cardio but now because of the gym i can lift heavy weights and really work my muscles this is why Body By Science sounds good

YouTube - BODY BY SCIENCE 5 (The Science Of Fat Loss -- Part 1)

YouTube - BODY BY SCIENCE 5 (The Science Of Fat Loss -- Part 2)


also before the gym i did about 15 hours of cardio a week but now i only do about 5

so ya its basically useless doing long endurance cardio heavy weight lifting is much better it takes the glucose out of your muscles and your muscles become insulin sensitive on a low carb diet so the little carbs that you do eat go straight to your muscles and not be used to store fat

and when your out of carbs your body can just convert about 57% of protein to glucose to fuel your muscles and that 1 part in your brain

also protein converted glucose does not store fat anywhere near as bad as blood sugar spikeing carbohydrate glucose does

also when your muscles are insulin sensitive like on a low carb diet im positive they grow better and are better in every way

[dobbsm]

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I acquired the book several months back. Very interesting! So before I read the book, I was doing the "300 body weight Challenge" (check it out on Youtube). As an example on my 5"6' frame I could do 13 pullups, 18 Handstand Pushups, 50 Hindu Squats, 40. So after reading the book, I started their exercises every 7 days, for a month. After a month, I had not lost any strength on the above exercse. However, I haven't been consistent with the Body by Science because I really do like the 300 workout. Very interesting concept. In about a month, I think, I'll go for it again. We'll see.

[Carne!]

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hi all, i just read the book last week after watching the lectures. i *love* it....I am doing my second workout this Sunday and can't wait. It's amazing that such little time, when spent properly, can yield such results.

[liv]

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Slow burn is an interesting concept. I love to hear how it works for you. I read it but I have not tried it.

[Carne!]

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Hi Liv....I'll let you know how I do....and if it goes really well (along with the WOE) i may post pics ^_^

[Carne!]

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Hi Liv,

So I re-read parts of the book before my second workout and decided that going to fatigue was non negotiable. Worked out yesterday.

This workout is both very hard, and very easy.

The easy part is that you are in and out before most people finish warming up.

The hard part (for me) is going to fatigue. At least for now, it really is awful. I was used to doing weights (if i did them at all) in very low poundage and if i felt discomfort I would stop. Going to fatigue, especially in a short time is jarring! I had to almost double the amount of weights i did in order to reach fatigue in the appropriate time.

When I was reaching fatigue, I felt horrible anxiety and a very strong urge to stop. I almost felt like crying. This is all normal, as your body is telling you it cannot handle what it is being forced to do and it is trying to make you stop the action.

Today I feel great! Almost like what I assume a runner's high is. But yesterday...eek. Those were some intense minutes.

I am excited to continue though.

[Carne!]

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Allow me a very happy rant. This is my 8th workout. I discovered the BBS book through some low carb chat forums and gave it a read. I honestly thought it was too good to be true, but seeing as how I hated hours of cardio at the gym I thought to give it a try. Here are my stats so far.



1) Negative chin- 8 reps @125 lbs - When I first started negative chins I could do about 3. It was really hard to even hoist myself up and impossible to do more than one controlled movement. Now I did it with ease and even by rep 7 my movements were controlled. No problem hoisting myself up.
2) Row- 1:30/72
3) Leg- 2:45/120lbs -Since starting I’ve added 90lbs to this exercise. Went to total failure today. Had to get help standing even after 10 seconds. LOL.
4) Chest Press- 1:35/84lbs- This is awesome! I was just 2 weeks ago unable to do more than 30 seconds on 84lbs!!!!!
5) Shoulder Press- 2:30/48lbs- So i went to lift the press and had to recheck the weights. IT FELT SO LIGHT!!! I couldnt believe that 2 weeks ago I was struggling to complete one minute and now I am ready to move on to a higher weight.
I am SO impressed by my gains in strength! I cannot believe it has only been 8 weeks and I am seeing such amazing strength results. I used to do hours of those stupid kickboxing classes thinking I could gain strength and form…NEVER AGAIN! Once a week is it for me.
As far as body composition I look about the same. Stomach is a bit flatter and legs/arms are a little firmer. I do want to stress though, that as a WOMAN, heavy weights are NOTHING to fear. My arms and legs are still thin, skinny even. However, I have gained a great amount of strength and who knows how many other internal benefits.
On an OT note: Some of the people from The Jersey Shore were @ my gym, which is embarrassing for them b/c my gym is crappy. Apparently the big names like David Barton and Crunch are not letting them film b/c they have an “image” to uphold.


BTW am back down to 125lbs, so i am assuming having obviously gained muscle I have lost fat.
Maybe this is a stupid question, but can one gain STRENGTH without gaining muscle mass? Like getting used to performing a certain exercise?

[liv]

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I was just thinking about you and wondering how this was going. That is amazing how well things have been going for you.
I think you can gain strength without muscle mass. I think I have done that (I actually feel once that happens that I need to switch things up )

So what is a negative chin? Is that done on a machine in the gym where you add in your body weight?

Congrats

[Carne!]

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Hi Liv,

Thanks so much for the kind words! I am thrilled this method is working. It is 12 minutes of ****....but once a week, no problem!

A negative chin is when you hoist yourself up on a pull up bar and then very slowly get all the way down again. Then hoist and repeat. It is done for little wimps like me that cannot do a pull up if their life depended on it
Frankly, even doing the neg chin was hard at first, but I have really seen my strength increase and now it is much more manageable. My favorite is the chest press. And if you don't mind a little bit of TMI....heavy weight leg press is GREAT for the bum! Wow! That is a big difference. Totally lifted it.

[forbey]

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Obviously, or maybe not so obviously, if you mainstain your strength level, without increasing it, as you loose weight, you will appear to have increased strength, because less of that strength will be used to carry your carcass and more will be available for external work (ie, carrying, lifting or moving stuff.)

Also, if your musclas are out of condition, getting them back into use may actually result in increased strength, without getting larger, because, a portion of your muscle cells were not being used and had turned "lazy."

Both scenarios would lend themselves to the answer "yes" you can get stronger with increasing muscle mass.

I do not believe that that would continue for too long before you started to see an increase in muscle size.

Also, the term "marbling", used frequently in discussing fat stores found within the muscle itself in beef, takes up more space than muscle built in the same areas. So you could decrease fat stores in and around your muscles, which would decrease the size of your muscles, at the same time increasing muscle mass and actually end up with smaller, but stronger muscles.

Side note: It ain't just weaklings that can't do pullups/chinups. In Marine Corps Boot Camp I was held back until I could do 3 pull ups. At 245 pounds I couldn't do any. While the 150 pound short and skinny dudes could crank them out.

Two factors exist in determining your ability to do chinups (besides how strong your arms, back and shoulders are): 1) how long are your arms? The longer the arm, the further you have to be able to move your body. 2) what is your total mass or weight) The more you weigh the stronger you have to be to lift your weight. A weight lifter working to be able to lift 150 pounds will reach the goal before the person who has to lift 250 pounds. (I know, you are lifting your own weight, but it still takes longer to be stronger!)

Great job pushing (or lifting) ahead!

forbey

[liv]

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Hi Liv,

Thanks so much for the kind words! I am thrilled this method is working. It is 12 minutes of ****....but once a week, no problem!

A negative chin is when you hoist yourself up on a pull up bar and then very slowly get all the way down again. Then hoist and repeat. It is done for little wimps like me that cannot do a pull up if their life depended on it
Frankly, even doing the neg chin was hard at first, but I have really seen my strength increase and now it is much more manageable. My favorite is the chest press. And if you don't mind a little bit of TMI....heavy weight leg press is GREAT for the bum! Wow! That is a big difference. Totally lifted it.

So interesting that you get so much out of 12 minutes a week. Says a lot about the method for sure. I am going to have to give this approach some serious consideration.

I see what the negative chin is. I do those in the gym as well some times. I cannot do chin ups either. Never will judging by what happens when I try And my arms are short
Thanks for the info about the leg press. There is a leg press in the gym but often busy so I have not bothered with it but hearing this I will. I have been working on shaping up the behind the last few weeks.

Are you doing anything cardio?