Why Running Makes You Gain Weight

Now, it kind of just is one of those easy things to do.

Like, first of all, guys, when it comes to actually getting in shape, guys just almost want to do what seems to be kind of quite an easy, logical thing.

it's almost like okay i want to lose weight let's just go for a run let's go burn some calories let's get the running shoes back out again surely that makes sense like just being active it's like i don't need any equipment i don't need to get a gym membership i literally could just go out and i could just go for a run it's free surely that's the way forward loads of fit jack dudes all run like this guy's in six pack he looks incredible like it's plastered all over instagram all the high rocks dudes they're running surely it works i want to say why is it not working for me So I get it why people do it because it kind of makes sense when you actually look at people that are in great shape.

A lot of them are running, including myself.

I run a lot, but it's not the route to actually getting there.

A lot of the guys that you see that are in great shape, they did not get in great shape from running.

Running was not what got them there.

Running is what they probably do now and they're probably maintaining their shape.

And they're also lifting weights, which is what is actually getting them in shape or keeping them in shape.

So the running is not what's got them there.

They probably put in a lot of years of hard work prior to the running, but it looks like the running is kind of maybe what needs to get done.

And I have a lot of clients that come to me, Chris, you run all the time.

Should I be running? And I'm like, no, you don't need to run.

We need to get that weight off you first before you start running.

It does not make sense for you to go and start doing that straight away.