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 More options Feb 8 2012, 11:20 am
From: HHH <hholli...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:20:07 -0800 (PST)
Local: Wed, Feb 8 2012 11:20 am
Subject: Re: Gym Fit
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Interesting post.  As I think back to all my collegiate basketball
training, I'm not convinced lunges or bench pressing did much for me,
at least as a point guard.  The most valuable exercises were push ups,
sit ups, and curls funny enough.  They gave the strength I needed in
the arms and the core . . . the rest wasn't that helpful to me . . .
maybe our power forwards and centers would have a different
perspective :)

Harry

On Feb 8, 7:30 am, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So we have a phrase in my gym we use to torment the trainer (when he's not
> tormenting us): gym fit.

> This refers to exercises that have no purpose outside of the gym.  They
> don't increase your fitness for anything other than doing that exercise in
> the gym.

> Now, obviously, that's often debatable, and one person's useless exercise
> may be key to another person's sport.

> But I do think that there are some exercises that fall entirely in the
> category of "gym fit".

> Lunges is the one I'm thinking of.  I do these occasionally, and everytime
> they have the same effect: they make me sore.  There seems to be absolutely
> no cross-training effect with any of the sports that I do regularly, as
> none of those sports seem to maintain the muscle tone that is required to
> effectively do lunges.  The only time I'm fit for doing lunges is when I've
> been doing lunges.  Running, skiing, mountain biking; none of them seem to
> make me fit for doing lunges.

> Are lunges a complete waste of my time, then?

> --
> _________________________________
> Tucker


 
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