Questions tagged [metabolism]
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Derive the MET equation for caloric expenditure estimate
A Metabolic Equivalent of Task (METs) is:
1 MET := Consumption of 3.5 mL_O2/kg/min ~= 1 kcal/kg/hr
Most online calculators that use MET to estimate caloric burn use:
Eq. 1) Cal_kcal = Duration_min * (...
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Effectively boosting metabolism with micro-workouts
I am working on loosing weight (which I have been succeeding so far), but I am reaching a point where I feel that my metabolism is slowing down and my weight loss may be stagnating. I am trying a new ...
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How to gain muscle and lose fat with running and weight lift?
I´m a 47 years old runner. I use to run 8k 5 times per week, and now I'm trying to lift weight to gain muscle but most importantly, to lose belly fat. I think that running to much, decreases my ...
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How to prevent a plateau when you are in a caloric deficit?
I'm M, 21, 5'6''. Some months ago, I tried losing weight without any resistance training i.e through dieting alone (by creating a deficit of ~ 1500 calories everyday). My weight was 85Kg and I dropped ...
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Heart rate zones in people with blood disorders
I have a type of anaemia, called thalassemia, a not too uncommon blood disorder which reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of the red blood cells. Therefore, when I exercise I have slightly elevated ...
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Unexplained muscle mass loss
Recently my gym bought a fat analyzer (InBody scanner). I have used it twice now. I'm a bit perplexed and disappointed by the results.
A little back story:
I'm 39. I've been maintaining the same ...
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Why don't people get fatter even faster than they do? [closed]
Americans are overeating by at least 300 kcal/day on average, according to some sources:
Twenty-five years ago, the average American consumed about 1,850
calories each day. Since then, our daily ...
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Diet to loose excess fat that includes raising the metabolism in the morning and fasting until lunch (2pm)?
I have a bodybuilder friend who is also a military fitness instructor. Since I am mostly sedentary (in front of a PC) kind of person and quite overloaded with work, I have obviously gained weight. I ...
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Increasing calories daily
To build muscle is advised to increase my caloric intake by 20%....which to me seems like an extreme jump. I'm thinking about increasing my caloric intake by 10 kilocalories everyday.
Once I reach ...
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Is calories in vs. calories out 100% the same for every individual?
It's often touted that body mass is all calories in and out -- that nothing else has any play besides calories. What about things like stimulants with calorie surplus? Testosterone boosters? Different ...
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I'm not losing weight
I'm not losing weight instead I'm gaining
I've been on calorie diet with range 1300 or 1200
With workout for 5 days per week and also lifting weight
But I'm not losing weight !!
I Donnu what's ...
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What is the name of the test I had on my first day at gym?
I had been diagnosed diabetic recently and hence decided to go to gym for the first time.
The gentleman there gave me a test that I suppose is checking my fitness or metabolism and it was basically ...
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The truth about calories from alcohol
For the past few weeks, I have been carefully recording my food and drink intake, together with my exercise. I would say that my net calorie intake is accurate to within 100 calories either way. I ...
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why do we need more rest when lifting heavy?
in relation to this question below:
possible paths to increase bench press from 140kg (308 lbs) to 160 kg (352 lbs) - for 1o reps
rest time which is around 48-72 hours at the level you are, or ...
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How much cardio is advisable for an overweight person who is new to bodybuilding?
I am 26 years old and my height is 166 centimetre. I used to weigh about 184 pounds two years ago, as a result of which I joined a gym and started working out under the supervision of a trainer. My ...
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Clenbuterol dangers? [closed]
Ive recently looked into the bronchial dilator clenbuterol for fat loss and body fat reduction aid. I'm wondering what if any comments anyone here had about this, mainly the dangers of it and long ...
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Can weight lost be sustained through exercise influenced metabolism changes?
Background: This question was prompted by a few comments from user:michael
Reading through a recent New York Times article related to the subject prompted me to prove further into the topic of ...
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weight loss metabolism boost and muscle gain
It's been 2 years since I worked out I've gained a significant amount of weight, approximately 60 pounds I weight 240 I'm 19, 5'9. The last time I worked out I max benched 2 plates and a 25, now I'm ...
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Physical Activity and METS
Suppose a person performs 3 horus of cardio at 9 METS. To obtain the same metabolic changes without exercise, would this require that the person wait 27 hours? Assume that the person's daily activity ...
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Does it become harder to lose weight as you age? [closed]
In general, the average person will experience worsening metabolism with age. What else takes place over time that makes it harder to lose weight at 40 versus say 20?
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Is fat gain directly proportional to number of calories consumed for the same substance, or does it taper off. [closed]
My intuition tells me the following:
Let's assume on top of my regular diet, I eat a cupcake and as a result of eating that cupcake I put on 50g of fat.
Now lets let's assume instead of eating one of ...
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High metabolism problems
I fluctuate in my weight very regularly. I can gain 5 lbs in 1-2 days, no problem. But if I don't workout and or eat the same amount as I did the day before, the 5 lbs magically disappears.
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Isotonic water in the morning?
I am building mass and drinking about 3-5 liters water daily.
I sweat much so I lose much minerals particularly when doing any sport.
If I drink tap water during sport, I start to feel very weak.
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Effect of exercise on overall heart rate
I recently learned about Kleiber's law describing how metabolic rate is related to an animal's mass. One way this law gets (over)simplified is by saying that all animals have the same number of ...
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Losing weight by fasting every other day?
I read a tip on bodybuilding.com. The tip was to not keep your calorie intake consistent. So basically have it always be different in order to lose weight by changing your leptin levels and your ...
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Is "the truth about metabolic damage" fear mongering?
T-Nation has an article about metabolic damage on their site, shown here:
http://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/truth-about-metabolic-damage
In short it basically talks how your weight loss progress ...
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How can I track how many calories I'm losing in a day?
I want to know how many calories I lose per day. Tracking amount of calorie I take wouldn't be a problem if I read labels in food.
But how do I know how much calorie I'm loosing?
On the weekdays,
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Is it possible for an Ectomorphic to build bulky muscle like the Professional body builders ?
Is it possible for an Ectomorphic to build bulky muscle like the Professional body builders ?
Will they be able to build body and compete in body building competitions?
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Metabolic Equations for Anaerobic Exercise?
I know several metabolic equations for estimating VO2 (and therefore calories burned) for steady state exercise, but how is VO2 and caloric expenditure estimated through exercises like power lifting ...
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Disavantages of a faster metabolism [closed]
Everywhere I read people talking about how to increase metabolism in order to improve weight loss and fitness. Be it with frequent meals, special foods, developing more muscular mass, etc. Overall ...
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How to distinguish acetone and ammonia odor after running?
I heard that burning fat leads to acetone odor while burning muscles leads to ammonia smell.
Is this true?
How can I distinguish both smells as they are very similar?
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Weight training advice for ectomorph female?
I am pretty active,but nursing injuries now. I haven't started lifting heavy yet.
I have come across many sites that suggest ectomorphs to train with compound moves only while a few others opine that ...
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Wife has normal to above normal metabolism - still gaining weight
My wife is in great shape, but she has gained 15 lbs in the last 2 years. She eats clean and works out (Crossfit 3-4x week , spinning 1x week) but she can't lose the weight that she has put on the ...
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Is long distance running harmful for women?
I was considering taking part in marathon, but recently I came across this article. To summarize, the author claims that long distance running, and actually any cardio done for hours at or above 65 ...
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According to whom breakfast is healthy? [closed]
I've certainly been taught breakfast is the most important meal of the day because while you sleep it's the longest period of time the body goes without food. Someone told me today that there is no ...
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I want to know the exact formula to calculate metabolic age
I want to know the exact formula to calculate metabolic age. How do i get the average bmr of people in the chronological age group? Is here any link I could get regarding the calculation?
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Are there any advantages of being an ectomorph?
It can be on fitness, sports or just plain daily life.
Everything I hear and know about ectomorphs is:
They struggle to gain weight (be it fat or muscle) and they tend to lose the gains easily.
They ...
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Is fasting for two days dangerous? [closed]
I've always wanted to try a fast for 1 - 2 days (but with water!) for religious purposes, but I'm always scared it may result in a slowed metabolism or some sort of health problem.
Will a 2 day fast ...
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Metabolic Equivalancies
From what I've read, the MET for moderate intensity activities is between 3 and 6, walking 3 mph being 3.3 for example. It seems to me that this number must vary from person to person. Is there a ...
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Does it matter when during the day carb intake occurs?
I have heard from multiple sources that "no carbs in the evening" is supposed to be a good way of decreasing the fat buildup and facilitating weight loss. Now while I am aware that none of these ...
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Does exercise REALLY increase the basal metabolism rate for any significant length of time after the exercise is over?
I am new to this site, but have read several questions and answers here that are related to this question and have found different contradictory answers. Some say that the only effect is that a ...
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Is it true that the body gets used to diet and exercise after a while and stops responding?
I am currently reading a book called "The Body Sculpting Bible for Men" by James Villepigue and Hugo Rivera. In it the author claims that when you start dieting your body receives a shock from the ...
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Does aerobic exercise training change resting metabolism?
My question is basically whether aerobic exercise training makes one more effective at utilizing a greater proportion of FFAs (free fatty acids) as opposed to glucose under resting conditions. So this ...
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How Antioxidants affects Metabolism? [closed]
I'd like to know how antioxidants affects the metabolism and which ones are essential for metabolism processes.
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Why did I not gain weight when having 4000 calories a day?
I'm about 6ft high and weigh 175 pound, age 26.
For the last few years, I have lived a fairly sedentary lifestyle, easily consuming about 4000 calories per day.
What I would like to know is why if ...
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Is a drastic calorie reduction harmful? [closed]
For a long time I was consuming 4000 calories a day. This was between soda and various "junk foods". I was surprised to find my protein, carb and fat levels were pretty close to what they should have ...
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How to Increase height naturally? Are those ads gimmicks?
I'm 5'6, weigh 137, male and close to be 24 soon. I am not happy with my height. I love sports, basketball, soccer, and others.
Being this short have some influence on sport activities I ...
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Am I in "starvation mode"?
I am male, 48, 6'2" and 230 lbs. I workout 4 to 5 days per week, doing a wide variety of sports (running, cross training, TRX, skiing, lifting weights etc). I was assessed last year and my ...
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What is a safe juice or liquid fast?
For Lent I am doing a juice/liquid fast from sun up, to sun down. I can eat one meal at sun set, and snack before bed. The thing is I was told I could “brake” my metabolism so that after my fast I ...
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What should I be concerened about healthwise with a fast metabolism?
I seem to have a very fast metabolism, ever since I was a teenager.
For instance I easily consume 500 calories from non-diet sugar based soda a day and then may typically consumer anywhere from 1500 ...
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