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rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2007/09/12, 08:06 PM Terms and definitions of the industry that I?m sick of hearing: 1. Tone-up: Most popularly (though not exclusively) used by women, this term usually describes some magical state of existence that all women who have never worked out want to attain. Allegedly, it has something to do with losing fat and building muscle, also known as exercise and diet. But they don?t want to admit that because they ?don?t want to look like a man.? 2. Bulking: Usually proclaimed by inexperienced males relatively new to resistance training to describe a phase of training dealing with adding additional muscle. However, most of them use it as an excuse to get fat. You can tell this is the fact when you ask one of them why their BF is around 40% and their training techniques suck, they?ll answer, ?I?m bulking.? 3. Vegetarian, Vegan, Meat-eater, etc.: Mysterious and special terms developed by people who want the best of not just both worlds, but three, and these terms have become increasingly popular recently. If you eat veggies and meat, or meat and veggies, or either-or? These terms tend to be used by individuals who don?t like the original, and more accurate, terms ? herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore. 4. Core: Incorrectly used to describe the abdominal section and surrounding areas (which is correctly described in the exercise science disciplines as the ?trunk?). However, this term has been corrupted by 2 a.m. Sunday morning infomercials that guarantee that obese individuals can get ?six-pack abs? in 4 weeks. Core training actually defines multi joint and compound exercises that should be the foundation, or ?core,? of a training regimen, such as the clean, snatch, squat, deadlift, etc. But, again, people are afraid of even talking about these lifts, let alone using them. See Term #1. 5. Sugar: Some evil chemical compound that has been given its own persona by the great uninformed, and has been blamed for every major disaster on this planet for the last 15 years, such as war, global warming, etc. Not to devastate some foundational sociological belief system (such as that the Earth revolves around the sun), but all carbohydrates are sugars, and all sugars are carbohydrates, whether mono~, di~, and polysaccharides. Whether oatmeal or Lucky Charms, all carbohydrates are ultimately broken down by the body into glucose to be used for energy. What makes one type of carbohydrate better than another is the rate at which this conversion takes place. And though it may be difficult to fathom, it doesn?t matter if they are simple, complex, low or high Glycemic, all carbohydrates/sugars have their place in a diet. -------------- Michael Humble, even in Victory.
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/13, 08:16 AM great post! -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/09/13, 11:54 AM Oh this was good! Very good! Thanks. :) -------------- Bettia Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It is all about timing. -Stacey Chapman
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/09/13, 12:21 PM I am glad I read this. "I promise, on my honor, to never use any of those terms or definitions!!EVER"! LOL Being a bit new to this way of life, I need to see these types of posts. Thanks for the warning rev8!!! Debbie -------------- Success is not for the chosen few but rather for the few who choose it.
thepoohguy Posts: 114 Joined: 2006/09/26	2007/09/13, 01:27 PM So are you saying I should stop my bulking phase and tone-up my core by becoming a vegetarian and stop eating sugar? Sorry, I couldn't resist :laugh: Nice Post!
Mel4Short Posts: 59 Joined: 2007/06/29	2007/09/13, 02:40 PM Hmmm...and I thought tone was tanning...adding tone to my very pale skin. :laugh: Good posts and provokes thought!
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/09/15, 06:35 AM I think core is over used....but if you read on elitefts....they do use the word "core" some. Meaning the muscle that stabilize the body in movement. You meant it as core excercise. -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/09/15, 06:40 AM http://www.elitefts.com/documents/core_stability_training.htm http://www.elitefts.com/documents/core_statics.htm http://www.elitefts.com/documents/core_statics_2.htm -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2007/09/17, 12:55 AM It is not what "I" meant, but what has been used for the last 5 decades in exercise science. I could give a damn what definition elitefts uses, because my point is that now it is so completely OVER-used because of commercialism it's ridiculous, and that's not even being used the correct way. -------------- Michael Humble, even in Victory.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/09/18, 04:52 PM I know what core excercises are....and I agree with the fact "core" is over used to sell crap, namely ab excercises. I do think there is a "core" as in somthing that stablizes the body in compound movements....but it's not just the abs/trunk. -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.