...the pseudo scientific-diet dogma of “Calories deficit = weight loss,”

[scubasteve1]

edit: the title is a quote from the article, not my statement

http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/30/ext...b-backloading/

[chameleonism]

edit: the title is a quote from the article, not my statement

http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/30/ext...b-backloading/

Not much to say but his results make sense.

He switched from a cross fit circuit style routine to a strength training program and got stronger. His original numbers indicate he was a beginner so these gains would be expected.

As for diet, he restricted himself to fairly low calories during the day then "binged" post workout with 1500 calories....lol (thats not a binge, thats a meal). He also had caloric deficits on off days when he wasn't backloading but just eating protein/veggies.

[scubasteve1]

Not much to say but his results make sense.

He switched from a cross fit circuit style routine to a strength training program and got stronger. His original numbers indicate he was a beginner so these gains would be expected.

As for diet, he restricted himself to fairly low calories during the day then "binged" post workout with 1500 calories....lol (thats not a binge, thats a meal). He also had caloric deficits on off days when he wasn't backloading but just eating protein/veggies.

thats why the article title is misleading, weekly cals in vs out still mattered, right?

[chameleonism]

thats why the article title is misleading, weekly cals in vs out still mattered, right?

Of course.

[EML84]

edit: the title is a quote from the article, not my statement

http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/30/ext...b-backloading/

ROFL at 20 percent fat, yet seeing killer ab definition.

[scubasteve1]

Of course.

and how many regular everyday folks are gonna read this article and go overboard (cals in) via cheescakes & pies and not see the results they claim?

[WonderPug]

ROFL at 20 percent fat, yet seeing killer ab definition.

""Everybody wants to be a skinny kid with a six-pack but nobody wants to lift no light ass shake weights." -- Ronnie Coldman

[Alcatraz84]

Claims to be minimising variables, but completely changes his exercise routine (diet aside, of course in the first few weeks/months of heavy weight training strength will increase), restricts calories every second day then claims caloric deficit isn't the way to lose weight.

I could go on if I had time, that was a terrible article, so many factors uncontrolled for someone claiming to take great care to monitor everything (cupcakes in the shape of a cake = same calories as a cake?? Ok...).

I don't know much about carb backloading, although I've heard good things, I won't let this one idiot put me off it with his one week "experiment"...

/rage