Wall Street journal workout

[johnreynolds]

Just read this in the Wall Street journal. I attached a pic. This looks like fun. Is there
a modified SS program to work with this ?

[spiderman]

What is the Wall Street Journal workout program?

[Eric K]

Just read this in the Wall Street journal. I attached a pic. This looks like fun. Is there
a modified SS program to work with this ?

Wait, "modified?" That's not how you guys are doing your presses? Shit...

[johnreynolds]

What is the Wall Street Journal workout program?

Not sure, I didn't read the artcle. Judging by the picture, I don't think strength is the goal.

[Scrofula]

Apparently it is. The article is about 'strength training'.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...le_Lifestyle_5

[shaddix]

omg what a horrible article

"When you max out on giant weights, you just look big and gross," says Sean McKay, 15, who takes strength-training classes at Fitness Quest 10, a San Diego gym. "Our trainers there taught us that higher reps give you a better tone."

sickening

[Will Morris]

One step forward:

Yet even among active kids, injury rates from weight lifting are insignificant compared with injuries in sports such as football and soccer. "The risks of weight lifting are blown out of proportion," says the University of Missouri's Dr. Ball.

Two steps back:

"Our trainers there taught us that higher reps give you a better tone."


One step forward:

Federal guidelines call for children to engage in an hour a day of physical activity, twice the recommended amount for adults. Since 2008, the recommendation for children has included a call for strength training, or resistance training.

Two steps back:

Strength training need not involve barbells, dumbbells or machines. The safest weight to lift is one's own body.

[hamburgerfan]

I would agree that it's the safest way. You're not particularly likely to injure yourself doing pushups. This is not to suggest that it is the most effective, however.

[slowjoe]

I would agree that it's the safest way. You're not particularly likely to injure yourself doing pushups. This is not to suggest that it is the most effective, however.

Dunno. Clap-one-armed pushups do require a certain amount of strength.

That's what they were referring to, shurely?

[shaddix]

Even safer than that would be eating so much you have to add muscle to carry your fatass around!