Why Long Workouts Make You Fat

I have received a lot of questions from the email I sent out on Monday about 7 minute muscle

7 Minute Muscle < — click.here

One of the questions I was getting is why is working out shorter better than working out longer.  I thought I would answer that question for everyone in case you may have the same question.

Longer workouts can actually 'cause' your body to hang on to its bodyfat stores.

I know. It seems totally counter-intuitive. Backwards logic. But it's true.

Here's how:

When you overtrain by working out too long your body can overproduce a hormone called cortisol.

You may remember cortisol from those cheesy commercials a few years back. The supplement sharks tried to rip us all off with "coritsol-lowering" pills.

Remember those?

The solution is to work out less and not stress out over what you have been doing in the past.

Frequent workouts, especially long workouts, increase cortisol like you wouldn't believe. And cortisol does in fact cause your body to want to hang on to that stubborn belly-fat.

Even worse, cortisol tends to increase muscle catabolism. That means your body is eating the very thing you need more of in order to stay lean: muscle.

Not a good combo is it?

Cortisol is just one of the many bodily responses to over-stress caused in part by over-exercise.

That's why Jon Benson's "7 Minute Muscle" works so well. There's just no way you can over-exercise using this type of System.

Your body will reward you with less bodyfat, more lean muscle, and fantastic energy… not to mention hours and hours of free-time added to your week.

I hope this answers your question in regards to what you should be doing for a workout which is training smarter by training less.  Just make sure the workouts you do are intense and short. Your body will reward you in a thousand different ways.

The 7 minute muscle program is as simple as this below.

"Hi Jayson,
 
Just a quick note here to say, thanks for all the great info your emails have given me over the past few weeks about the men's version of the Dress Size Reduction Diet program. I've been checking out various sites for health information on diets and exercise and I must say, so far you're plan is the most humane and down to earth one I've seen in ages. It does not require a super human will power or life style in order see results, it's about practical and quality information, without the added fluff and guilt trips of some other diet plans."
 
Thanks again, best wishes & cheers.
David
Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Exercise is no different than nutrition when it comes to effectiveness.  It needs to be practical and of good quality.

I know you can do it!

7 Minute Muscle  <— the cortisol-killer

Yours in health

Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS

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