I was chatting the other day with my personal trainer, Ryan Thiele, about how we can jointly educate brides who have fitness questions, as I know many brides of mine have been frustrated as they try to look their best on their big day. Ryan has agreed to be a Charleston Celebrations guest blogger, and we are SO excited that we have his wonderful expertise and knowledge to tap into! Please see below for Ryan's credentials and contact info, and stay tuned for more great blogs! As always, Happy Planning...and Happy Training too! ~Melissa
The Metabolic Rate...What You Don't Know
by Ryan Thiele
So this weekend I was in the gym and saw another group of overweight people just ripping it up on the treadmills, bikes, and ellipticals. I HATE THIS!!!! So obviously the majority of you are already puzzled…Cardio training is great for blood flow, heart health, and endurance…but I promise you, as sure as I am sitting here typing this that you will never see tremendous results from this. This is so for a few reasons…
1.) My guess is you have been doing cardio for a long time, and consider yourself to have great endurance but you don’t know why you can’t get a flat stomach or six-pack that you want so badly. The answer is your body has already adapted long ago to your cardio routines that you put so much effort into; you haven’t changed your workout- so your body isn’t going to change. If you want results from just cardio, you might as well make it 3x harder than the last time you did cardio, so I’m guessing by doing the math in your head, tomorrow you’d have to run a triathlon to keep seeing results…
2.) The next reason is that since there is no resistance to other muscles and no new resistance to the same muscles that you have been training, nothing will ever grow…
3.) Which leads me to my introduction of the all-important metabolic rate… You’re not creating any new muscle because you haven’t changed your workouts to provide muscle confusion (the basis of muscle growth) your body will never be forced to change for the better. Improving your METABOLIC RATE (the rate at which your body burns calories during normal daily routines based on the amount of lean muscle mass one carries) is the only way you’re going to break through that stubborn plateau…SO GET OFF THE TREADMILL AND START BUILDING MUSCLE!!!!
After playing Baseball and Golf at the Division I level in college and working with the Texas Rangers professional baseball team, Ryan has learned from and acquired knowledge from the some of the best trainers in the world today. In addition, Ryan is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS Certified) and is AFPA certified. You can contact Ryan at nextlevelfitness1127@gmail.com.
