Do you agree with this?

[Being_the_Don]

A guy complains that he does weight training, cardio and ab crunches but still can't lose the body fat. MSN's H & F staff writer suggested that the guy drop ab crunches, cut back on weight training and increase his cardio. This is similar to what is recommended by some guys here in this forum. But how much cardio will work without losing muscle? Here's the article link:

http://health.msn.com/fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100136732

 

[Throttle]

3 2-hour weightlifting sessions are pretty normal. she assumes that they're intense (he doesn't say so) and I kinda doubt it. she's spot on advising him to drop the ab work (i'd leave in a few sets of weighted situps once or twice a week but it won't make a huge difference). she's telling him to do 14 hours a week of aerobic work. especially over 50, that's a lot of moderate to intense cardio. i'd rather see him focus on his diet.

she's right that transfat probably puts weight on the waist, and wrong about saturated fat. she's right that alcohol packs it on but neglects carbs. typical mainstream lowfat bull****.

 

[mrRuckus]

14 hours a week of aerobic work? THAT'S OVER HALF A DAY!! Is he training for a marathon or what?

I get uhh.. 2-3 hours? Of walking. I don't have any problem losing fat or maintaining with that much. I doubt he'd need 4 times that amount.

And cut lifting to 2 hours once a week? The hell? The lifting boosts the metabolism for like 12+ hours after the workout.

And cutting out ab work totally isn't going to help anyone. Dancing around and getting on the elliptical is nothing like doing heavy ab work. My ab strength didn't shoot up until I start weighted situp type work. And that's even with squats and deadlifts. Why would they actually GROW large to be seen in a 6 pack if little resistance is put on them? My biceps don't grow from moving my fork to my mouth (unless it's beef and eggs )