More is better
More is better
Such a misconception.
The only things in life that more is better for:
Money (although then you pay more taxes)
Love
Foam rolling/soft tissue work (however, that takes time from your work out)
Veggies and fruit (but if you are stressing out about not eating enough this will absolutely stress you out more)
Water (but then you pee more)
That is about it.
You can see the only thing that more is better for is love. Everything else more brings you more of other things.
Two common misconceptions surrounding health/wellness/fitness:
- More exercise is better than less exercise
- A more restrictive diet is better than an easier less restrictive diet
More exercise:
Myth: If I exercise three days a week then four days must be better. Or, my favorite I got great results exercising three days a week so I will get better results exercising four days a week.
Fact: Any time you get more of something you must get more of something else.
Unless it’s love.
But even that comes with a negative; if you give more love you better get more love.
When you exercise more you create a greater need for recover, i.e. calories (from good sources of course) and sleep.
Given the fact that a majority of people under-eat for weight loss (If you don’t know, ya better ask someone) and typically under sleep, I don’t see how more exercise and thus a greater need for the above will be beneficial.
Also, there is no correlation between working out more and results. If you get results at three days a week, then stick with three. Unless you are unhappy with the speed of your results, then adjust your diet before moving to four days a week. Contrary to some beliefs, if you work out even number of days vs. odd number of days you do not see better/worse results.
More restrictive diet:
Myth: If I limit my calories and restrict what I eat I will lose more weight.
Fact: Not entirely true. If you eat 4000 calories a day, then yes. Eat less and you will lose weight. However, if you eat under 10 calories per lb and you weight train a minimum of two days per week, then do not decrease your calories because you are probably not eating enough.
We tell people to eat as close to nature as possible and to limit processed/sugary/refined foods.
What people hear:
Don’t eat anything that you can buy in a store.
You must chase down all of your food and sustainably grow what you can’t chase down.
No more alcohol.
Kiss all of the flavorful foods good bye for the rest of your life.
You must eat like this 100% of the time.
WRONG!
A more restrictive diet then what we recommend will only get you more headache and more head scratches.
It is simple:
Eat every 3 hours.
Eat protein at every meal with some form of carbs/starch (ideally unprocessed).
Eat lots of fruits and veggies.
Drink plenty of water.
Cheat once out of every ten compliant meals.
Simple.
