Anti-Pink Dumbbell Club

maleficent said:
I did follow that...

The tempo part is interesting -one workout book I was reading recently -not for advice but just pretty much for amusement sake - the author of the book insisted that the tempo of the up/down movement should be 10 seconds to raise the weight - hold for 2 seconds -then 10 seconds to lower the weight - repeat 4 times and you should have fatigued your muscles - 10 seconds is a seriously long time...
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If fatigue was the stimulus for growth... I'd say that author is spot on.

Too bad it's not.

And he/she is an idiot.

Put the book down.
 
I wasnt reading the book for actual advice - some people read harlequin romance novels - I read mainstream diet books - for entertainment value... though it probably is no wonder my thought process is as messed up as it is :)
 
Steve said:
Right, and it doesn't have to be 10-12.

If you can complete your goal rep range (which can be anything, depending on goals and program), then it's time to graduate.

But that doesn't really say anything about tempo.

And in most situations, the concentric portion of a lift should be done as fast as possible, while maintaining good form. Granted, fast isn't going to look fast in many cases.

Think about when I bench something like 315. I'm moving the weight as fast as I possibly can upward with good form, but the bar is still moving slow.

Follow me?
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I like the way you train and 315 is quite impressive.
 
WestchaseBonnie said:
I like the way you train and 315 is quite impressive.
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Oh this isn't training. This is merely conversation on a topic I'm in love with. Very few have seen me actually 'train' here.

But I appreciate your kind words. And next week I'll be going for 330-335.... I think I'll try and video it if possible.
 
maleficent said:
tease -

promises promises :)
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No, I want to.... a gentleman over on the west coast I used to train with doesn't believe I can put it up at my current body weight.

I beg to differ.

But *gym stories* only go so far in this world where every gym rat makes claims of benching buicks, lol.

That's when the handy camera presents it's utility in the weight room.
 
WestchaseBonnie said:
She is too thin and will probably have health problems later in life (i.e. Osteoporosis).
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Can I assume from that, that you've never seen her apart from that one photo? Do you know who she is?

You say "To have true fitness"; for a simple soul like me could you define what you think "true fitness" is?

You also seem very centred on just one method yet there are many very fit people who would regard lifting weights as just a very small part of their fitness regime.

A top marathon runner like Paula Radcliffe, the world record holder, maintains her fitness mostly by road training, not lifting. She runs around 140 miles a week (reduced to just 70 miles a week when she was 7 months pregnant), much of that in the Pyrenees mountains, each session followed by an ice-bath to help her muscles recover. Is she "fit" by your definition? What's your time for a marathon?

Darcey Bussell, mentioned earlier is a big advocate of pilates, as are many other dancers, which tends to involve those "pink" weights you despise. Now as you'll know "Those who can, do; those who can't teach." so you'll excuse me if I'd put my money on her any day before any unknown "fitness trainer". Fitness for a professional dancer is a little different to that required by an Olympic weight-lifter.

At the other end of the scale a man I know in his seventies ran a half marathon a short while back and still regularly plays tennis. He's never lifted a weight in his life but still has amazing fitness for his age.

Many people also keep fit by playing squash or similar sports which they find a lot more fun than sweating in a gym lifting weights which probably requires a degree of masochism to enjoy. I hope you wouldn't encourage anyone with high blood pressure to lift heavy or you could kill them off.

So what I'm suggesting is that if you want to be a decent fitness trainer shouldn't you be widening your horizons a little and recognise there are "courses for horses" so you can give your clients the best and most appropriate advice whatever their needs or abilities?
 
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Ned said:
Many people also keep fit by playing squash or similar sports which they find a lot more fun than sweating in a gym lifting weights which probably requires a degree of masochism to enjoy. I hope you wouldn't encourage anyone with high blood pressure to lift heavy or you could kill them off.
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I enjoyed your post until this part.
 
Ned said:
Yep, must be fit for something but not sure what it is. Suggestions welcome. :)

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(From one of the many sites flogging steroids.)
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Fit for his sport. A bodybuilders level of dedication, effort, and sacrifice cannot be underestimated.
 
James said:
I found the last video on youtube of steve weightlifting that he took a couple of months ago
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Hahahaha.

Ass.
 
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