Manly Exercise
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By Craig Huntington
I've been hearing this disturbingly foolish notion lately from a
lot of men my age that weight lifting just isn't for them anymore. It was
something they did when they were younger for sports or to look good for the
ladies.
Now in their late 30's and early 40's, many have taken up other
activities in the pursuit of fitness like triathlons and marathon running. These guys are selling
themselves short if they believe lifting weights should only be done by pro
athletes and young guys who want to pump their pecs.
I believe the main issue here is that most men don't want to spend
10 hours a week in the gym beating up their joints the way they used to do it
in the old days. I don't blame them because I wouldn't want to either. The
problem is they don't think there's another option.
Fantastic results can be achieved in as little a 2-3 sessions a
week, lasting no longer than 20-40 minutes per workout. Because the movements
are performed in a smooth controlled manner this can also be accomplished with
very little wear and tear on the joints.
Two of the more common age related problems for the average male
are muscle loss and declining hormones. A man's testosterone and HGH levels
begin to decrease at approximately 20-30 years of age. Jogging and other forms
of low intensity work are not demanding enough to stimulate the muscular and
hormonal increases desired to slow the aging process.
Performing intense bouts of physical activity is the most
effective way to slow down this process*. The high intensity style of strength
training practiced by us and our clients is by far the safest and most
productive form of exercise for this purpose. Plain
old physical activity just won't cut it.
If triathlons are your cup of tea, fine, but you should be engaged
in regular weekly strength training. Weight lifting will enhance your ability
to do any activity and yes - make you manlier! There should be no need
for that little blue pill no matter how old you are.
* Want to know what the second most effective way to
slow down this aging process is? Good, we'll tell you: eat real, whole foods not tainted with hormones and antibiotics
(i.e, grass-fed beef; cage-free eggs; nutrient dense organic veggies; raw
dairy). Neither the watered down,
nutritionally-bankrupt food supply brought to us by our government, nor the synthetic-vitamin enriched, 'engineered
food' crap that the sports supplement industry has been shoveling down our
throats is helping anyone.
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