JWRed wrote:
A lot of people with AS have a high metabolism which means low muscle mass.
SINCE WHEN!?!?!?!?!? I have heard about studies going back over 70 years! They ALL say......
1. Exercise can build muscle.
2. Muscle INCREASES metabolism.
3. Metabolism INCREASES fat loss.
4. Lack of exercise causes atrophy.
5. Atrophy INCREASES fat, assuming an equal calorie intake.
Are you going to go against ALL fat loss experts, body building experts, etc.... and claim what you did?
Maybe you are confusing metabolism with the heart rate. Ironically, atrophy can affect the heart as well. In such a case, the heart isn't as forceful, and smaller muscles aren't as efficient, so they overwork, and the heart rate can climb up. Still, on an overall cellular level, the metabolism DROPS!
Anyway, I think I started out STRONGER than average. I probably should have kept it up, etc... I used to LOVE situps. I would have loved pushups, etc... OH WELL.
I agree, if that were true then I wouldn't have battled my weight like I always have!