Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 If you can get past the part about nutrition and the occasional coarse language, this is an excellent resource for information on weight training, especially for women: Myths about weight training (including a bit about " toning " ): http://www.stumptuous.com/gymlies.html Free weights: http://www.stumptuous.com/free.html Squatting (and why you should go all the way): http://www.stumptuous.com/learnsquat.html -- Berg bberg@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 >>>>>>>If you can get past the part about nutrition and the occasional coarse language, this is an excellent resource for information on weight training, especially for women: Myths about weight training (including a bit about " toning " ): http://www.stumptuous.com/gymlies.html Free weights: http://www.stumptuous.com/free.html Squatting (and why you should go all the way): http://www.stumptuous.com/learnsquat.html ----->thanks! i read most of them, i especially like the one about squatting and why a full free weight squat helps your knees rather than hurts them. i will start free weight squats next week. although so far the smith machine hasn't hurt my knees, as the article says it might. you know i'm glad the weightlifting discussion came up several weeks ago because i realize now that i've pretty much wasted the past year doing relatively low weights/high reps on machines. not that i didn't benefit from it as i've certainly developed a good deal of muscle mass, but it seems like i was doing the least efficient method possible, plus setting myself up for injury - and my knee HAS had painful episodes during that period. but i believe my workout and fitness will be improved by all the suggestions i've received from everyone on this list, so thanks everyone who's given input on this subject! MUCH appreciated :-) Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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