Training Hard With No Changes on The Scale.
June 8, 2023
Do you find yourself in a situation where you are training consistently…and training with great effort…but there is no change on the scales? If this is you, then the first place to investigate is your nutrition.
Before I go on, though…while the scales can be an easy and quick assessment tool, the number on the scales never tells the whole story. It even could be telling you a misleading story.
With the introduction of regular exercise, the goal should be to increase muscle mass and loss body fat. The results of your training from a body weight point of view can only be truly reflected through some sort of body composition test (e.g. DEXA scan, In-Body Scan, Skinfold test). The scales can be very misinterpreting, as the training response we are looking for will increase bone density and cell volume…meaning there could be positive change happening…a very successful change that isn’t reflected on a set of scales.
Exercise alone has many health benefits; there is no denying that it improves life quality and increases life expectancy…the benefits of exercise are phenomenal…both physically and mentally.
Is exercise alone enough to lose weight?
At first, the answer may be yes…without changing anything else in your life, the introduction of exercise may lead to fat loss…this answer becomes a little more complicated as you progress. If you are training consistently and appropriately and not losing body fat, the first thing that may need to be addressed will be your nutrition.
Nutrition is the foundation of good health and body composition. You have probably heard the saying, “You cannot out-train a crappy diet,”…and this is very true. Consistently eating crap, the best you will achieve is a neutral result…more than likely, though, the result will be negative over the long term if you do not change your nutrition choices and habits.
Think of it like this; it is so easy to consume an extra 500 calories, to burn these extra 500 calories off; this is a really hard thing to do…it will require up to an hour of moderate-high intensity exercise. Which, in a nutshell, demonstrates the notion that you cannot out-train a crappy diet.
If you are reading this and feel like you are not getting the results you are wanting then you need to review your nutrition and your habits and behaviours around your eating.
If you need help with nutrition, visit some of our past blog posts or make an appointment to have a chat with our nutrition coach.
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Training Hard With No Changes on The Scale.
June 8, 2023
Do you find yourself in a situation where you are training consistently…and training with great effort…but there is no change on the scales? If this is you, then the first place to investigate is your nutrition.
Before I go on, though…while the scales can be an easy and quick assessment tool, the number on the scales never tells the whole story. It even could be telling you a misleading story.
With the introduction of regular exercise, the goal should be to increase muscle mass and loss body fat. The results of your training from a body weight point of view can only be truly reflected through some sort of body composition test (e.g. DEXA scan, In-Body Scan, Skinfold test). The scales can be very misinterpreting, as the training response we are looking for will increase bone density and cell volume…meaning there could be positive change happening…a very successful change that isn’t reflected on a set of scales.
Exercise alone has many health benefits; there is no denying that it improves life quality and increases life expectancy…the benefits of exercise are phenomenal…both physically and mentally.
Is exercise alone enough to lose weight?
At first, the answer may be yes…without changing anything else in your life, the introduction of exercise may lead to fat loss…this answer becomes a little more complicated as you progress. If you are training consistently and appropriately and not losing body fat, the first thing that may need to be addressed will be your nutrition.
Nutrition is the foundation of good health and body composition. You have probably heard the saying, “You cannot out-train a crappy diet,”…and this is very true. Consistently eating crap, the best you will achieve is a neutral result…more than likely, though, the result will be negative over the long term if you do not change your nutrition choices and habits.
Think of it like this; it is so easy to consume an extra 500 calories, to burn these extra 500 calories off; this is a really hard thing to do…it will require up to an hour of moderate-high intensity exercise. Which, in a nutshell, demonstrates the notion that you cannot out-train a crappy diet.
If you are reading this and feel like you are not getting the results you are wanting then you need to review your nutrition and your habits and behaviours around your eating.
If you need help with nutrition, visit some of our past blog posts or make an appointment to have a chat with our nutrition coach.
