I heard lifting for over a hour makes your body release this counter chemical that makes you be counter progressive. Anyone know the name of the chemical and how exactly it works with your body's chemistry? Also can I do cardio after lifting for a hour? So total time at the gym would be 1 hr...15 min?
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09-08-2005, 01:38 AM #1
What happens to your body after working out for more than one hour?
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09-08-2005, 01:39 AM #2
cortisol.
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09-08-2005, 02:13 AM #3
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09-08-2005, 03:46 AM #4
It's not a big myth. The principle is the same. It's just that some people might be okay for 1.5 hours, others for only 45 minutes.
Cortisol is a steroid, but it's not the kind you want. It's a catabolic steroid, which breaks down muscle, as opposed to anabolic steroids that build up muscle.
When you start working out, your body turns to several sources for energy: First blood sugar, then glycogen (sugar stored in body tissues), and finally to muscle itself. (You don't really burn fat when you're working out, because the conversion from fat to sugar is too inefficient to provide quick energy. Fat burning takes place over an extended period of time, not in a single workout.)
Basically, when your body runs out of blood sugar and glycogen, it sends the signal to release cortisol, and cortisol starts to break down your muscle tissue and coverting that into sugar. That's the point where you need to stop the workout and get some fast-digesting protein (like whey) and simple carbs into your system, to replenish what you've burned.
You can extend your useful workout time by having a whey-and-simple-carbs shake before your workout, too.
Do your cardio before you lift, as a warm-up. Then get your lifting done in the shortest reasonable time; for example, don't wait more than two minutes between sets, and preferably only 30 seconds or so. Not only does that higher intensity promote growth, but it makes your lifting a kind of cardio workout as well. But if you do cardio *after* lifting, you may go into a catabolic (muscle-degenerating) state, undoing the benefits of the lifting you did a few minutes earlier.
Another option is to do cardio and lifting at separate times of the day, or on separate days.
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09-08-2005, 03:48 AM #5
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09-08-2005, 03:59 AM #6Originally Posted by Rammer
If you can't fit a workout into under an hour, I suspect you're trying to work too many body parts in one workout. What's your routine? If you do the usual (legs one day, back another day, chest another, arms another, etc.) then doing it in under an hour should be a breeze.
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09-08-2005, 05:52 AM #9Originally Posted by Rammer"In The Dark Knight, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker." - July 18, 2008
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09-08-2005, 12:51 PM #15
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09-08-2005, 05:52 PM #16
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09-08-2005, 09:47 PM #17
hey guys, the gym i go to is about 20 min from my house and i dont thave a car so i ride bicycle. I workout for about 50 min and 20 min to get back home so all together its like 90 min. i have no choice but to do cardio (riding bicycle) before and after the workout. is this Ok for me? what can i eat or do to contorl the cortisol thing.
any help is appreacited
thankyou
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