Rowing HIIT is puketastic! In the good way! Kind of.

(psst...BD is clearly a loon...our kind of loon, but still.....)

And mad as a hatter. So you did it Jim? Sounds like it. And you lived to tell the tale! Going back for more or surrendering?

While I'm here, I'd like to comment on Lexy's 10/18 post. Perhaps I'm reading more into it than is there, but it seems like there's the hint of implication that running caused the increase in appetite, weight gain, and muscle loss. I'm no staunch defender but it seems a bit much to heap upon running as a form of exercise. I mean, calories burned are calories burned, whether it's through lifting or running. And I would expect the appetite to be even greater while lifting because you are both exercising (thus burning calories) and building mass. If you eat more than you burn, no matter how you are burning it, then weight goes up.

And as for muscle loss, well, you probably gained some in the legs but it wasn't offset by the lack of lifting. No lifting, no muscle. Running had nuttin' to do with it (except the shift in time commitment). But you can maintain muscle quite nicely in short workouts with heavier lifts and fewer reps. So you didn't have to lose muscle while running. Or am I full of crap here?

Regardless, I think the best thing we can do is be honest with ourselves. That's how we can create meaningful change. So an earnest question. Was it really the running that caused the appetite and weight gain and muscle loss? Or was it something else? I have my opinion on the answer. I think I know because I've been struggling with related issues over the past week. And I think you give the answer in your 10/20 post.

If I've overstepped here then tell me so. I'm not trying to lecture you. And I'm working out some of my own issues by replying.

Have fun with the rowing. I'm going to update my blog and get the shoes. BTW, I have a question for you. It's in my reply to your comment to my post "LexySmash" (thanks for visiting).

Hasta,
BD