Interesting Interview with Dr. Greg Ellis

[JasonE]

While checking out Dr. Greg Ellis, author of "Ultimate Diet Secrets" and "Ultimate Diet Secrets Lite", I came across this interview he did with Girevik Magazine.

http://www.girevikmagazine.com/Girevik/Second/interviewellis.htm

Ellis has an interesting background and some impressive photos. :shock: A few members of the Tribe are strong advocates of his dietary recommendations. I don't know much about his approach, but I plan to investigate it.

Ellis also has some interesting ideas on resistance training that surprised me, such that I thought it was ironic that his interview was in the same issue that Girevik Magazine interviewed Coach Scott Sonnon. :o

[James Boelter]

It has always bothered me that Ellis was such as completist when it came to considering the 'hormonal effects' of diet, but completely neglected the hormonal effects of exercise. His 'Spectrum Training System' is completely 'Dark Ages' material compared to his diet theories. Talk about mindlessly flailing away in aerobic mode until your cortisol levels are sky high...Steve Reeves did the whole thing much better when he invented 'Power Walking' decades ago. But Steve already looked like Hercules from serious weight training before he started Power Walking. And he didn't train like Greg Ellis in his prime, he moved some serious iron, 5*5 and powerlifter style.

Ellis is an interesting iconoclast, but he really doesn't say anything in regard to diet that Barry Sears (the 'Zone' guy) doesn't say better.

James

Sears and Ellis the same. Wanna expand on that?

Bill

[Connie Brown]

Talk about mindlessly flailing away in aerobic mode until your cortisol levels are sky high....
James have you looked at Schwarzbein's second book, "The Transition"? Any thoughts?

She goes on at length about the effect of exercise on hormones. I found it a bit dense for my normal reading speed (ie, skim as fast as possible)

The interplay among insulin, adrenaline, and cortisol and the result in fueling and fat loss is vewwy interesting. For example: a person who is insulin resistant and with burnt-out adrenals will not benefit from hours of intense cardio... but how many women with insulin tummys work harder and harder at treadmill not knowing any better.

I just knew there was a reason I never did that, LOL

Link to history of treadmill as Victorian punishment "prisoners could work, but monotonous and pointless work, in total silence"
http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/candp/punishment/g09/g09cs3.htm