GPT – Strength Crew #6
Hi All,
6. News Fast – This is something that I decided to do 12 years ago. It was during the year of the 2 week teacher walkout in 1997-1998. Since then, I have eliminated TV, radio and most newspaper news from my life. Sports and comics are important;-) I heard Dr. Christiane Northrup put it very well. She said to ask yourself how you feel after you are exposed to the news. I did that and realized that I felt worse every single time I was tuned in to the media. It felt weird at first and people ask me all the time how do you find things out and I tell them that I always find out what I need to know when I need to know it and it has worked out well for me this last decade. Dr. Northrup also pointed out that 90+% of what you find out about in the news you are powerless to change, so in other words, the news can make you feel hopeless. Try it for a day/week/month and see what you notice. It made a big difference to me.
Cheers,
Coach G
GPT – Strength Crew #5
Hi All,
5. The Program II – Many people that I talk to want to become leaner. The latest information on this comes from a gentleman named Alwyn Cosgrove. (pronounced All – in) He talks of an effect called the “afterburn” where the body’s metabolic rate stays elevated for up to 38 hours after the proper type of workout. You may burn more calories during a pure aerobic workout. With an “afterburn” workout you end up burning more calories in the long run and it increases your body’s metabolism. With aerobic work your body adapts and becomes more efficient so you eventually need to do more aerobic work to burn the same amount of calories.
Cheers,
Coach G
GPT – Strength Crew #4
Hi All,
4. The Program – I suggest a more wholistic form of training. I often hear people talk about doing the “machines”. What you do in life is so much more than an isolated muscle group or working on a machine, where you are padded and stationary. Complex, multiple joint movements are a more effective and efficient way to work with your body. Just ask yourself how you felt the last time you shoveled. One group of people that would be interested in isolation training would be body builders. If you are not in that category then toss the isolation exercises away. (People doing rehab may need do some isolation exercises.) There are many sites and books that address these lifts. Some of my favourite lifts are the squat, lunge, deadlift, clean and press, a variety of pull ups and dips and twsiting exercises. A good place to start would be the “New Rules of Lifting Books”. There you will find Break-In, Fat-Loss (their words), Hypertrophy and Strength programs. Also, check out the Links page on my web site for a variety of sites that can help you to find the program that you want. A method that I have followed the last 2 years with great success is the conjugate method of training where you lift for maximum effort, for repetitions and dynamically every week. I found out about this method from Joe DeFranco and there is a ton of information about it on his site.
Cheers,
Coach G
