Talk about putting your body to the test... As chronicled in his two part piece One Mile to Ripped (here's Part II), Warren Scott Smith tests his theory that intense intervals are great for fat loss by running sprints wearing TWO weighted vests (to simulate the near-death agony that workouts induced back when he weighted 297 pounds). Funny and interesting, but this paragraph in particular struck me:
...I've discovered the biggest difference between those of us in the weight training game and those who are in endurance sports: endurance athletes equate getting better based on how much easier it is to do more work. We associate getting stronger with a willingness to make work even more difficult. I believe this is the root cause of the average Joe's failed attempts at fat loss.
I hope this joints forgive him for the pounding.
