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Believe what you like Ted Striker, but don't mislead others.
As for myself I prefer to lift weights. I developed lateral epicondylitis from doing pull-ups and push-ups, but I haven't had a problem since I switched to weights.
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Albert Speer
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Puerile Polemic
Mar 1999 time: 00:33
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so eat tuna and eggs instead of bologna and hot dogs?
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Sikander
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Boulder, Colorado, United Snakes of America
Jan 2000 time: 22:33
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I built myself into a machine by doing calesthenics and playing vigorous sports 5 times a week. I avoided weights because the guys I saw in the weight room couldn't perform for sh!t in the sports I was playing (soccer and judo). But later on I took a conditioning class from my soccer coach and he showed me some excellent ways to strengthen some otherwise hard to reach places with free weights. So I have to say that weights can play a part in building your body, even for someone who is aiming for a martial arts type of body, fast, flexible and strong.
Remember that there are a lot of different types of pushups you can do. I used to work my way from hands completely together to my hands way out to the sides. Then a set against the wall with my feet straight up to build up the muscles on the tops of my shoulders. I spent a lot of time doing various things for my torso, v-ups, sit ups etc., and always working the back muscles that complement these. It is critical to always work your muscles in various directions, and to work the opposite side of any muscle group. Oh yea, and do them slowly and never rest your weight on connective tissue (tendons), never use momentum, always move yourself little by little while in complete control with your muscles. When you collapse, take a break.
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Albert Speer
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Puerile Polemic
Mar 1999 time: 00:33
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and Pekka, could you explain those exercises?
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Albert Speer
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Puerile Polemic
Mar 1999 time: 00:33
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KH:
8 hotdogs costs 1.29
a pack of bologna costs 1.79
that three dollars worth of food can last for days.
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Albert Speer
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Puerile Polemic
Mar 1999 time: 00:33
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i call you ***** cause you are what you eat?
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lightblue
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L'Boro, UK
Oct 2001 time: 05:33
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Basics of an athlete's (and by extension a weightlifters) diet:
Pasta (preferably wholewheat) and high glycemic index breads (bagels and the like) for carbs
Tuna, chicken (not reprocessed) and eggs for protein
Fresh vegetables (side salad low on fatty dressing is one of my favs)
Water
Milk
Fruit juice for vitamins
Bananas as in between snacks
Increase carbs consumption if you do a lot of cardio work, increase protein if you do lot of strength work. Use protein and/or carb supplements (and others but asking Vlad would be better than me saying things here) to decrease the amount of food you have to take in.
This is what our nutritionist lined out for us at the beginning of the season for rowing. I supplement this with a protein/carb powder thing as well as creatine and chrondroitin/glucosamine capsules. The latter aren't necessary if you are just doing some weights instead of serious competitive training.
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