ronryu Posted December 20, 2001 Posted December 20, 2001 I am looking for a way to lower my body fat percentage . I am 5ft5 177 lbs . in farely good shape work out karate wise about 4 times a week and do not eat alot but can not get the percentage down any ideas. MY workouts useally consist of pushups situps jumping jacks then basics and kata . Karate is not a sport , it is a way of life .Sandan Motobu ha Shi-to ryu karate Katsu ryu kempo Ryukyu kobudo
Bon Posted December 21, 2001 Posted December 21, 2001 (edited) ::edit:: Edited September 29, 2002 by Bon It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.
SaiFightsMS Posted December 21, 2001 Posted December 21, 2001 Also if watching food intake and increasing aerobic activity produce no results get your thyroid function checked.
Punchdrunk Posted December 21, 2001 Posted December 21, 2001 I want to start by saying I have no scientific evidence for this theory but it worked for me. When I was dropping weight I noticed that any time over an hour I did running, Nordictrak, or whatever continuous aerobic activity was like golden time. So the twenty minutes over an hour were a quantum leap in reduction over those first twenty minutes. I'm not just talking about water weight here. The weight stayed off. I have heard that is a point where your digging in to your body's fat reserves. If you have joint problems you want stay away from the twelve mile runs but of all those aerobic activities I have to say the running gave me the best results. Try cycling some non impact work in with running if you want to keep your legs fresh for kicking and guard work. Another anecdotal finding, if you can lift weights after your cardio the impact seems greater. Any thoughts on why this works or why I'm completely wrong and my good results total self delusion? :idea: One cannot choose to be passive without the option to be aggressive.
Iron Arahat Posted December 21, 2001 Posted December 21, 2001 The body changes the fuel that it is burning at approximately 20-45 minutes in the average person. So if a person runs over that period of time the body will use stored energy, rather than available energy ie. what you ate for breakfast. Also recover time after a long run is related to the duration, the body will continue to burn calories as you rest at a higher rate than normal as your metabolism must return to normal. Weights just increases the caloric output. More weight requires more calories to move. Cheers Martial Arts School http://www.shaolinwushu.cahttp://www.liveyyc.comCalgary Photographer: http://www.jdirom.com
Punchdrunk Posted December 22, 2001 Posted December 22, 2001 Thanks Iron, Now I know why this stuff works. One cannot choose to be passive without the option to be aggressive.
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