Comments on: Blast Your Day Off http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/ Health and wellness for geeks Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Avdi http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Avdi Mon, 15 May 2006 15:32:06 +0000 http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/#comment-67 ...as for the "hard-to-explain" part, I'm referring to the incredulous look on your doctor's face when you start explaining "...well doc, I was just riding my exercise bike while lifting weights, and..." …as for the “hard-to-explain” part, I’m referring to the incredulous look on your doctor’s face when you start explaining “…well doc, I was just riding my exercise bike while lifting weights, and…”

]]> By: Avdi http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Avdi Mon, 15 May 2006 15:30:14 +0000 http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/#comment-66 There is no way you're going be able to keep proper form while both biking and lifting. A stationary bike is not set up to give you the appropriate support for weight lifting even while you're sitting still; the fact that you're pedaling at the same time means that you're practically garaunteed to pull a muscle or otherwise injur yourself. And the "as many reps as you can in a minute" approach goes against everything I've ever heard or read about strength exercise. It leads to terrible form, makes inury more likely, and won't evenly work your muscles the way a slow, controlled pace will. There is no way you’re going be able to keep proper form while both biking and lifting. A stationary bike is not set up to give you the appropriate support for weight lifting even while you’re sitting still; the fact that you’re pedaling at the same time means that you’re practically garaunteed to pull a muscle or otherwise injur yourself.

And the “as many reps as you can in a minute” approach goes against everything I’ve ever heard or read about strength exercise. It leads to terrible form, makes inury more likely, and won’t evenly work your muscles the way a slow, controlled pace will.

]]> By: Tobias http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Tobias Wed, 10 May 2006 22:49:54 +0000 http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/#comment-61 can you clarify why? can you clarify why?

]]> By: Avdi http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Avdi Wed, 10 May 2006 22:04:11 +0000 http://www.healthacker.com/2006/05/10/blast-your-day-off/#comment-60 This workout is a hard-to-explain injury just waiting to happen. This workout is a hard-to-explain injury just waiting to happen.

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