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- Apr 16, 2013
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Diet (rather lifestyle change) is more proven to affect weight than any exercise. Some people don't digest red meat as efficiently as others and end up getting bloated despite being within proper calorie counts. Nutrition and health is definitely an individual thing that can't be studied without bias because not everyone is the same. You can take whatever scientific background you prefer as a starting point, but you still need to alter it to fit your results. When you repeat what the ab guy did exactly as he instructed and don't end up looking like him, you need to ask why that is (usually PEDs but there's other things). I'm not referring to dieting in the sense of restricting yourself to something like keto, but rather controlling what you eat more carefully.
BMR is also scientifically proven but understudied. Running destroying the knees of fat and tall people is also proven. I don't know any trainers who recommend heavy free weights for beginners.
I literally just finished a university nutrition course about six months ago. It's likely due to ethnic background and a few other things, but certain people digest certain foods at different rates, this isn't something gymbros made up. Some people break down proteins more easily, some people break down carbs slower. Some people absorb fat soluble vitamins at different rates so they legitimately get less from eating the same things as someone else.
It should also be noted that most historical science on exercise was done with white adult males and is not particularly credible as a result. The general rule is if something that requires large sample testing is more than 10 years old it is outdated.
What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)?: MedlinePlus Genetics
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common type of genetic variation in people. Learn more about SNPs and what they do.
medlineplus.gov
Examining Variations of Resting Metabolic Rate of Adults: A Public Health Perspective - PMC
There has not been a recent comprehensive effort to examine existing studies on the resting metabolic rate (RMR) of adults to identify the effect of common population demographic and anthropometric characteristics. Thus, we reviewed the literature ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I would also add don't trust the calories printed on labels of processed foods or takeout. Even in meat you can't 100% say the fat-to-meat ratio of a steak, so even people who weigh their food are going to be slightly off. This is one of several reasons why most bodybuilders stick with eggs and chicken breast; there is very little variance. The same goes for a complex carb like sweet potatoes, the flesh can be weighed for near exact counting.
