[jaxadam]

It's really weird, because what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for the other.

I used to train in a variety of things pretty seriously, and I was working out with some guys who ate nothing but fast food all day that were ripped, and guys who ate water chestnuts, seaweed, and brown rice, and guess who was in shape and who wasn't...

I think that the above information is great, but what it really boils down to is a person's particular body chemistry, metabolism, and training regimen.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by jaxadam

It's really weird, because what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for the other.

I used to train in a variety of things pretty seriously, and I was working out with some guys who ate nothing but fast food all day that were ripped, and guys who ate water chestnuts, seaweed, and brown rice, and guess who was in shape and who wasn't...

I think that the above information is great, but what it really boils down to is a person's particular body chemistry, metabolism, and training regimen.

Its called metabolism These are just basic guidelines.

[jaxadam]

Originally Posted by Jason

Its called metabolism These are just basic guidelines.

Yeah, there's one thing that diet and exercise just won't change (much), and that's a person's inherent metabolism.

But they are very good guidelines.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by jaxadam

Yeah, there's one thing that diet and exercise just won't change (much), and that's a person's inherent metabolism.

But they are very good guidelines.

From what I been told thats actually not true. You can kinda "rewire" your metabolism.

[jaxadam]

Originally Posted by Jason

From what I been told thats actually not true. You can kinda "rewire" your metabolism.

You can, but not completely. You can't "rewire" your metabolism to that of a skinny ripped dude that never works out and eat whatever he wants.

I used to train with a guy who was about 6'2", 185 lbs, that never really worked out, ate whatever he wanted, and was ripped to the T and STRONG. You can't "rewire" Ricki Lake's or Oprah Winfrey's metabolism to do that.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by jaxadam

You can, but not completely. You can't "rewire" your metabolism to that of a skinny ripped dude that never works out and eat whatever he wants.

I used to train with a guy who was about 6'2", 185 lbs, that never really worked out, ate whatever he wanted, and was ripped to the T and STRONG. You can't "rewire" Ricki Lake's or Oprah Winfrey's metabolism to do that.

True but you can make it better

[jaxadam]

Originally Posted by Jason

True but you can make it better

You can probably make it 10-20% better than YOUR specific metabolism rate, which is what the basis for diet and exercise is. Increasing metabolic rate.

But there are just some phenomenons out there that just make you just shake your head and think twice...