drtbear1967
Musclechemistry Board Certified Member
Evidence suggests that our bodies have a baseline “set point” weight, which it eventually returns to when we consciously try to gain or lose weight. You body "defends" against this weight.
When cutting you may have noticed that weight loss becomes harder over time as you lose energy and desire to exercise. This is your body's way of trying to get your weight back to the set point. On the other end, “hard gainers" lose the weight they worked so hard to gain when returning to their normal lifestyle and routines.
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Unfortunately for society, it seems that our bodies are better at fighting against our weight loss than our weight gain, meaning that you will end up a bit heavier after bulking, but not lighter after cutting.
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This has been shown in experimental studies where subjects drastically increase energy intake with fast food and reduce physical activity, gaining weight. Even though subjects lose most of the gained weight after the intervention, follow-up 12 mother later shows that they reach a new baseline 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) above their starting weight. The “set point” has thus been replaced with a so-called “settling point”.
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The “Western diet” is believed to be the culprit here, overwhelming our biological ability to control energy intake and weight, causing weight gain over time. This has also been seen in animal studies where rats given a “western cafeteria diet” gained weight three times as fast as rats on a regular “chow diet”.
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Your habits, environment and behaviors play a huge role in determining your settling point. Political regulation can is one necessity to change our modern environment to fight the global obesity epidemic, but there is a lot you can do.
When cutting you may have noticed that weight loss becomes harder over time as you lose energy and desire to exercise. This is your body's way of trying to get your weight back to the set point. On the other end, “hard gainers" lose the weight they worked so hard to gain when returning to their normal lifestyle and routines.
.
Unfortunately for society, it seems that our bodies are better at fighting against our weight loss than our weight gain, meaning that you will end up a bit heavier after bulking, but not lighter after cutting.
.
This has been shown in experimental studies where subjects drastically increase energy intake with fast food and reduce physical activity, gaining weight. Even though subjects lose most of the gained weight after the intervention, follow-up 12 mother later shows that they reach a new baseline 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) above their starting weight. The “set point” has thus been replaced with a so-called “settling point”.
.
The “Western diet” is believed to be the culprit here, overwhelming our biological ability to control energy intake and weight, causing weight gain over time. This has also been seen in animal studies where rats given a “western cafeteria diet” gained weight three times as fast as rats on a regular “chow diet”.
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Your habits, environment and behaviors play a huge role in determining your settling point. Political regulation can is one necessity to change our modern environment to fight the global obesity epidemic, but there is a lot you can do.
