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From: cpr4k@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Christian P. Roberts)
Subject: Re: Better POSTURE
Reply-To: cpr4k@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Christian P. Roberts)
Organization: Academic Computing Center - U.Va.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:23:52 GMT

In article <6852@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com>, obrien@sparc28.hri.com (Jim
Obrien) writes:
|> 
|> I work in an office all day, and I have to make a consious
|> effort to sit up right in my chair. I have noticed that I
|> don't stand up straight, and it makes me look like I have
|> a big gut. But I don't. If I stand up straight (a consious effort)
|> I don't get this effect.
|> 
|> Does anyone know of some good techniques, or exercises that will
|> help me improve my posture ?
|> 
|> 

     Try yoga. 
--

Chris Roberts                     Academic Computing Center
cpr4k@virginia.edu                University of Virginia           
(804) 982-4693                    Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: robin@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Robin Amano)
Subject: Super Gripper
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 19:02:10 GMT


At a local sports store I saw an Ivanko Super Gripper.
It looks like the one in the Ironman ad.  Is this the
same gripper, if not is it just as good?  It sells for
the same price, so I would save on shipping.
Thanks!!


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rob
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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: j_glenister@tamar.compserv.utas.edu.au
Subject: Conferences: Wanted
Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
Date: 31 Jul 92 10:27:46 +1000

Wanted: Information about conferences anywhere in the world about 
"safety in Dance"

Thanks

Jennifer Glenister
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: lmiller@heineken.tuc.nrao.edu (Luther Miller)
Subject: Re: Triceps
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Tucson Az.
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:17:16 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.171105.1030@cbnewse.cb.att.com> gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
>In article <1992Jul24.145031.21742@nrao.edu>, lmiller@heineken.tuc.nrao.edu (Luther Miller) writes:
>> 	nosebreakers -- (anyone know the official name?)
>> 		using a curling bar, hands in the inner position
>> 		70 - 10  Its important to keep you elbows in as much as
>
>Now, I've always done an exercise that was referred to in the books
>I read as "French Presses" or "Lying French Triceps Presses" or some
>variation.  I lie on the bench face up, use a curling bar, elbows
>bent toward my waist, press the bar off near my face, extending arms.
>Is this what you're referring to?
>
>(A variation is just extending the arms behind the head, horizontally.)
>
>GMS

Yep, that sounds like the exercise allright. Elbows straight up, and the
motion starts with the bar just over your nose (with heavy weights get
a spotter.. otherwise, hence, the name 'nosebreakers'...). I've also seen
them done as 'skullcrushers' (bar over the skull instead of the nose).
I haven't tried extending them out behing the head, simply because it seems
like that would be working the serretus in addition to the triceps.

Luther
From: gb03@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (GEORGE PHILIP BLUHM)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: toning bands
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:44:37 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1992Jul22.225754.29373@ast.saic.com>, levine@urho.ast.saic.com (Kath
leen P. Levine (x5150)) writes:
>In various aerobic classes I have used these thin and wide bands made of rubber
,
>for toning of the arms and legs. (They're usually either dark purple or green).
>Does anyone know where I can buy these?
>I am only interested in the ones that you can tie the ends together, so that
>I can use them for both arms and legs.
>
>---
>Kathleen Levine                                      | telephone: 619.458.5150
>Science Applications International Corporation       | fax:       619.558.1391
>4161 Campus Point Court MS/E3                        | internet:  levine@ast.sa
ic.com
>San Diego, CA 92121                                  |
>--
>
I got some from a local moving company.  They use them to keep padding around
furniture they are moving.  The ones I got are 1/2" wide about one foot long.

Good Luck

George
From: mduffy@st.nepean.uws.edu.au (Michael Duffy)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Fat metabolism
Date: 28 Jul 92 07:09:17 GMT
Organization: University of Western Sydney

vxv4@po.CWRU.Edu (Virgilio Velasco) writes:



>	According to my most recent info, fat metabolism kicks in after
>about 15-20 minutes of aerobic exercise.  It then lasts for at least one
>hour, and *perhaps* up to 4-5 hours.

>	Does anyone have some more precise information on how long fat
>metabolism lasts?

>-- 
>Virgilio "Dean" Velasco Jr., grad student & roboticist-in-training, CWRU

>"If God does not judge the United States, then He owes |    My boss is a 
> an apology to Sodom and Gomorrah."   - Billy Graham   |  Jewish carpenter.

I can give you no clues on how long fat metabolism lasts for. I can only 
say that if you are having trouble talking (ie you pant while between
words) you are most probably in the fat burning range.

			   mduffy@arthur.nepean.uws.edu.au
From: macbeth.umd.edu!silver@overmind.mind.org
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: LOOK at what Art Wittmann did to my Powerlifting Sig
Date: 22 Jul 92 21:49:00 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland
X-mailer: Stadel 3.4a-227
X-Spam-content: irrelevant

In article <f=sxaqb@rpi.edu> cecchinr@berra.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini) writes:
>
>Will you 2 girly-men give it a rest!
>
>We all know I could kick both your asses!
>
>Ron

Prove it, you wimp!  :-)

Do you want to armwrestle me too?  We should have a bench/squat/armwrestling
competition.  :-)

       -Adam

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     *           silver@umd5.umd.edu    University of Maryland            *
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From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Questions About Low Carbo Diet
Date: 22 Jul 92 14:23:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: spdcc.1992Jul22.142324.8640
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <9207221322.AA01721@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> SSDC2@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (J Green) writes:
>ketosis is nothing to play with! ketosis occurs when the body does/doesnt(?)
>produce ketones,

Does.

>and can have disasterous results including (if i'm remember-
>ing correctly) coma. ketosis can be monitored using test strips, which can
>purchased at most drug stores (over the counter).
>i can't remember all the specifics, but my friend's cat is diabetic, and
>she has to test his glucose and his ketones.
>i'm not a doctor or anything, so ask a doctor or pharmacist for more info!

Any very-low-calorie diet (< 700 kcal/day) will produce ketosis, as
well as higher caloric intakes when carbohydrates are restricted.
Diabetics have to watch for a condition known as ketoacidosis, which
results from a lack of insulin (and therefore ingested carbohydrates
aren't metabolized, causing an effective lack of carbs, as far as
causing ketosis is concerned.)  In a healthy non-diabetic individual,
mild ketosis isn't anything to worry about, although such low calorie
diets can be rather unpleasant to stay on for any length of time.


-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: desilets@src.umd.edu (Mark Edward Desilets)
Subject: Re: Shoulders
Organization: Systems Research Center, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 20:45:17 GMT

In article <brian.712263729@tyr> brian@tyr.scs.uiuc.edu (Brian Eugene Ackerson) writes:
>lmiller@heineken.tuc.nrao.edu (Luther Miller) writes:
>>Correct if I'm wrong, but...
>>I learned that upright rows are a back exericise. When doing them with a
>
>     Some people do them when they work shoulders and some do them when
>they work their back.  Either way is perfectly acceptable.  Upright rows
>can be defined as a back or shoulder exercise depending on your
>definition.


  Although your last sentence is a tautology, you are essentially correct..
  Upright rows can be used for either lateral shoulder development or
  development of those ever elusive "trapezoids".   First of all, the
  portion of the shoulder that is emphsized depends on how close to your
  body you keep the bar.  "Dragging" the bar up the front of your body
  emphsizes the lateral delts more than does keeping the bar away from
  you body.  The traps really don't come much into play until you
  raise the bar above your nipples (varys with individual physiology
  exeactly where).  So if you wish to use this exercise as a delt
  developer, don't bring the bar up so high.  If you wish to use
  it as a trap developer, there is no point in dropping the bar below
  your pecs.

								Mark
From: loszewski_im@sage.hnrc.tufts.edu
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Qustn. for weight lifting GURUs.
Date: 27 Jul 92 12:50:36 GMT
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University

In article <1992Jul25.223312.20845@en.ecn.purdue.edu>, emura@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Christopher Y Emura) writes:
> 
> I have recently (well, about 5 or 6 weeks ago) started a weight lifting
> program of sorts and was planning a 10-12 day road trip during which time
> I would have no access to weights.  My question to those of you out
> there with experience is:
> 
>   How much will this set me back?  Even if I were to "loose" nothing, how
> much could I have gained during this time?
> 
> 
> I am more familiar with the effects of aerobic exercises.  A lapse of
> aerobic activity for this time (10-12 days) I suspect, would be much
> more "damaging" than a lapse of anaerobic activity; in particular,
> weight lifting.
> 
> 
> Please e-mail or post anything that would give me an indicator or better
> feel of the situation.
> 
> 
> Thanks for your time!
> 
> 
> 
> Chris
> -- 
> Christopher Y. Emura        | School of Electrical Engineering 
> E-Mail:                     |        Purdue University         
> emura@en.ecn.purdue.edu     |     West Lafayette, Indiana      


Chris,

From my experience, you really don't lose too much.  When you get back into the
gym, you obviously can't lift the same amount of weight that you can when you
left, but given a couple weeks, you should be right back to where you left off.
A couple of years ago, I took three weeks off and went hiking in the Grand
Canyon.  When I got back I didn't lose any weight, but it took me a few weeks
to get back into the swing of things.  Depending upon the type of activity your
going to be doing, you can always do the basics; pushups and situps.

Rob
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: stedee@auto-trol.com (Steve Deemer)
Subject: Re: Recommended low-fat main courses
Organization: Auto-trol Technology Corporation
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:32:51 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.154535.2193@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> vxv4@po.CWRU.Edu (Virgilio Velasco) writes:
 -deleted-
>
>	2) Mung beans and rice.  You should be able to find uncooked
>	mung beans at Asian food stores.  They only cost about $0.79
>	per pound.  They're easy to cook, since they only need some
>	boiling and a little garlic.  It may take a while to get used
>	to them though, if you're non-Asian.  (Incidentally, the
>	beans and rice combination provides a complete protein mix.)
-deleted-
>
>	NOTE: None of the items I've listed above cost very much.  They
>certainly cost a lot less than most meats on the market.  What's more,
>they're nutritionally sound.
>
I was introduced to mung beans and rice by a guy from India years ago.
This was the staple they based their diet on.  According to him, mung
beans and rice together provide all the basic nutrition you need, like
it says above, and since it kept him and his family alive and healty
for years, there must be something to that.

But the really neat thing is that 79 cents a pound is way to much to
pay for mung beans.  You see, mung beans are cattle food in the US.
You can buy a fifty pound bag of mung beans at the feed store for
a few bucks, buy a fifty pound bag of rice to go with it, add a few
spices and a bottle of oil, and you can eat well for months.  My
friend supported a family of five on two trips to the feed store a
year.  My wife and I lived on this right after we got married to save
money.

It does take some getting used to, though.  The best recipe we tried
was to let the beans soak overnight, until they just start to sprout,
then stir fry them with a little bit of oil and a lot of pepper and
garlic.  Serve with steamed rice.


______________________________________________________________________________
Steven Deemer                 "They say a boy should tire of being a creep and
stedee@auto-trol.COM           should sit quietly and ask Respectability to
                               lead him away.  But when Respectability comes to
                               me I will fight it and I, Eddie Haskell, I will
                               tear the letters off its very sweater!"


Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: max@isis.eng.hou.compaq.com (Max Heffler)
Subject: Re: Heartrates...
Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 14:53:48 GMT

I'm 35 and my resting pulse is currently 60-65.

-- 
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Compaq Computer Corporation             uucp: ..!uunet!max@compaq.com
P.O. Box 692000 - M050701               phone: (713) 378-8366
Houston, Texas  77269-2000              fax:   (713) 374-7305
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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: cfaks@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Alice Sanders)
Subject: Step machine
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 07:05:56 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Eastern Illinois University

Does anyone have info/experience on the home step machine that is
advertised on t.v.?  It is only $129 + shipping.  Has anyone tried it?  Or
do you recommend a particular one?  Pros and cons.  

This one looked neat because you have your hands free and don't lean on a
bar.

Thanks.

Alice
From: wittmann@engr.wisc.edu (art wittmann)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: side effects of carbonated beverage consumption?
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:13:31 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Originator: wittmann@muskie.engr.wisc.edu


In article <1992Jul28.152452.17002@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, vxv4@po.CWRU.Edu (Virgilio Velasco) writes:
|> 
|> In a previous article, aa595@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dan Duvall) says:
|> 
|> >
|> >Are there any major negative side effects from drinking 
|> >carbonated beverages? Forget sugar, caffeine, etc-- does the
|> >carbonation itself have an effect?
|> 
|> CO2 dissolved in H20 produces carbonic acid (I forgot the exact
|> formula).  This can wreak havoc on your digestive tract.  It probably
|> doesn't do much for your teeth, either.
|> 
|> Of course, it can also cause, er, flatulence.
|> 

Is this really true?  Huh.  I drink a lot o' carbonated drinks.  Never
thought about the carbonation.

Scary.

Art
From: loszewski_im@sage.hnrc.tufts.edu
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Dymetadrine 25 (Mike)
Date: 22 Jul 92 17:11:30 GMT
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University

In article <1992Jul21.181536.4769@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, ah532@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Gleba) writes:
> Does anybody have any info/experience with this stuff? Side effects? 
> or anything? All info would be greatly appreciated. Send mail if
> possible.
> 
> -MIke
> 
> -- 
> Bodybuilders and Volleyball Players Will Rule The World

Hi Mike,

Dymetadrine 25 is pretty good.  It's cheap and very effective.  You should take
1-3 tablets 45 minutes before your workout, but no more.  Also, cycle it 2 days
on 2 days off, 1 month on, 1 month off.  If you take it anymore than this, your
body will build up a tolerance to it, and it won't be as effective.  Personally,
I only take it  before a workout that I know I'm going to have a problem with, 
such as my chest workout.  Don't like to rely on it, as it is a drug of course.
Dymetadrine 25 is nothing but pure ephedrine hydrochloride which is a mild
central nervous system stimulator.  It encourages the production of norepi-
nephrine.  This in turn acts as a mild bronchodilator.
To make a long story short, it psychs you up for one hell of a workout.  You
can lift more weight and get cut as well.
Again, DO NOT ABUSE THIS DRUG!!  Everything I'm telling you I have researched
and tried.  If you feel that you need to take more, then back off on it for
a while and give your body a rest from it.
If you have anymore questions about it, feel free to email me.

Rob
Loszewski_im@hnrc.tufts.edu
From: stark@dwovax.enet.dec.com (Todd I. Stark)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: suggested books/exercises for ab work?
Summary: Some thoughts on sit-ups and other ab work
Date: 29 Jul 92 16:06:50 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


aa595@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dan Duvall) writes...

>loszewski_im@sage.hnrc.tufts.edu writes:
> 
>>Aside from that, do the regular situps, crunches, and leg lifts to
>>build the abdominals and obliques.
> 
>I thought situps weren't good as a stomach-flattening exercise...
>comments?

	Sit-ups simply aren't the *best* abdominal _isolation_ exercise.

	Many people still use them as part of a more generally rounded
	ab routine, or a general fitness routine, and benefit from them.
	The problem for pure ab work is that sit-ups tend to hinge at the
	hip with a slightly arched back and thus put some stress on the lower 
	back and upper thigh areas, taking focused stress off the abdominals 
	themselves.  

	For pure ab work, you could probably use just the crunches and
	the leg lifts, or modify the traditional sit-ups slightly to
	tilt the pelvis upward (curled toward you) and get more abdominal 
	concentration.   Medicine ball drills work wonders too, if you
	want a particularly tight stomach that can take an impact
	(martial artists, boxers, other contact sports).

							kind regards,

							todd
From: kji+@SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU (Kathi Iannamico)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: * mistake/crick
Date: 27 Jul 92 19:35:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Jul27.193506.227181
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Originator: kji@SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU

Was that your last post, or are you going to post one 'last time' to say
you have better things to do than to respond to my posts?  

You're adorable when you're angry.
From: charring@warwick.crd.ge.com (Sam Charrington)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Knees and Legs
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:07:43 GMT
Organization: General Electric Corporate R & D

I'm just starting to lift with free weights and I'm not sure what exercises to do
for my legs.  The main problem is that my knees aren't strong.  I was told by a
doctor to work on the tear-drop muscle above the knee to so that my patella will
move more straight.

In particular, are dead-lifts stressful on the knees (or back for that matter)? 
Is there any particular technique to doing them that puts less stress on the
knees?  What about leg extensions, curls?

Thanks alot

-- 
Sam Charrington
charring@warwick.crd.ge.com

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From: mgustafs@bomber.prime.com
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Shoulders
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:47:40 GMT
Organization: Prime Computervision, Bedford MA



In article <1992Jul27.090734.1993@brandonu.ca>, rodgers@brandonu.ca writes:
]
]Here is a real killer of a superset using dumbbells (I can only handle it
]with 10lbs).   It involves four different movements, to be done as quickly as
]possible without hesitation, and each for 10 reps.  (1) Side laterals,
](2) L-bend laterals, (3) upright rows, and (4) dumbbell press.  I do the first
three movements standing with my knees slightly bent and sit at the end of
]a flat bench for the final movement.  I usually do this movement at the end
]of my shoulder routine.


I've been doing these for about two full months and agree with Val. They are
a killer! Coming off of two shoulder injuries I've used only a 5 lb. weight
for the first three and a 10 lb. weight for the last on a slight incline bench
(approx. 7-9 degrees). Being religious about my shoulder rehab and goals (no
more bulking, just light wght. for super toning) I've seen dramatic changes
in my shoulder shape/appearance, my traps & arms. No if I can only rid myself
of that small paunch and handles.....  working on it, REALLY!!!

Annnnnyway... it is a super way to tone & strengthen those muscles along with
or anticipation of lifting much heavier weight.

Mark


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From: silver@macbeth.umd.edu (Adam Silver)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Arm Wrestling - Which Muscles ?
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:22:34 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland

In article <1992Jul22.165127.6956@cbnewse.cb.att.com> gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:

>Actually, Adam, we all expected you to list everything that excluded
>any muscles in your legs :-).
>
>Man, 250 squat?  How do you stand up?  :-)
>
>GMS

Alright, Smart Asses.  Watch out!  I should be squatting about 405 for 6 to 7
reps by the end of the summer. :-)  Actually, I'm supposed to do legs tonight.
I haven't done them since my car accident.  I don't think I should post the
results.

							-Adam

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Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: stgprao@xing.unocal.com (Richard Ottolini)
Subject: Re: Question about weight
Originator: stgprao@xing
Organization: Unocal Corporation
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 18:17:40 GMT

In article <1992Jul31.153022.16328@athena.mit.edu> sm@space.mit.edu writes:
>Having no time to get to a gym and being extremely uneducated
>about working with weights to increase muscle mass, I have 
>
>nonetheless undertaken a program which involves using water-
>filled half gallon containers (laundry bottles, actually) as
>weights.  The question is:  Am I kidding myself?  or more

MIT has a weightroom for all its students and staff in the basement
of its athletic complex.  It is open most days of the year.
Drop in, watch, work out, ask questions.
From: silver@macbeth.umd.edu (Adam Silver)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Dymetadrine 25
Date: 30 Jul 92 13:15:58 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland

In article <1992Jul30.035010.16352@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:

>You can buy ephedrine at your local pharmacy; it's probably a lot
>cheaper than any such brand name as "Dymetadrine".  I might be a bit
>concerned by its effects on blood pressure and heart rate during exercise,
>though you can probably assess its effect on your heart rate yourself.

I couldn't find ephedrine hydrochloride in any pharmacies around my area.
The pharmacists just said they didn't have it.  They pointed me to the nose
sprays though.

							-Adam

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     *           silver@umd5.umd.edu    University of Maryland            *
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