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FITNESS TIP FOR 8/15/2002
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Resistance Weight Training Is For Everyone From Youth to Senior
By Dennis B. Weis The "Yukon Hercules"
It is a strange paradox that a majority of people who
use weights only do so for a short period in their
lives. Why is this true?
By the time he completes his schooling, the average
American has learned of weight training. Not only that,
all but a few of these people have used a barbell or
dumbbells at least once. Some of them stumbled upon
progressive exercise in a neighbor's yard while
teenagers. Others have turned to the weights in an
effort to become better high school or college athletes.
Then there are other people who don't see the
importance of weight training until the years start to
slow them down. But, regardless of when they were
introduced to weights, it is conservative to guess that
75% of all people under fifty years of age have been
started on a training program. Yet, the number of
ACTIVE people weight training in the nation is incredibly
small when compared to the participation in activities
such as golf, bowling, or fishing. What happens?
Generally, people use weights for one of five reasons:
to overcome weakness or a handicap; to develop an
outstanding physique; to become a strong man or lifter;
to stay healthy and physically fit; or to succeed in
athletics. Each is an excellent reason for starting, but
it doesn't necessarily KEEP the person training. As
soon as a person overcomes his physical handicap, he
is not usually interested in going further. Both
bodybuilders and lifters will train avidly during the
peak years of youth but begin to resent the "grind" as
they grow older. Athletes look upon weights as a means
to an end, usually don't enjoy this form of exercise, and
drop it when their competitive days are over. So only
the "keep fit" individual is likely to continue weight
training throughout life, and in this approach lies
rewards overlooked by all the others.
Benefits Of Weight Training
It should be obvious that a life free of pain or sickness,
with vitality and physical ability, is the greatest gift a
man can possess. This blessed state is far more to be
desired than a Mr. America physique, tremendous
strength, athletic titles, great fame, or wealth. In youth
we ignore this fact, but as the years pass the beautiful
body disappears, the power steadily slips away, and
the athletic triumphs are only dimly remembered. No
one needs to be reminded of the uselessness of
riches or fame when you are suffering the anguish of
sickness or great pain. No, the only constant, the
one treasure that remains valuable throughout life, is
abundant, glowing health and fitness.
Weight training is not the only way to achieve perfect
physical condition, but it IS the easiest. Thirty minutes
of serious exercise each day, combined with a daily
run, will build as much physical fitness as any one
couldd desire. The same amount of time, with the
exertion adjusted a bit as he ages, will KEEP that
person in superb condition throughout a long healthy
life. Compare this pleasant prospect with those hours
of work that must be endured by the bodybuilder, the
lifter, the athlete. Is it any wonder that their interest
steadily fades until it finally flockers out and we then
refer to them as ex-weight men.
If you are young, it's natural to strive for the top,
working to extremes and enjoying the maximum
rewards of weight training. Still, you should give a
thought to the long life stretching ahead of you, to
be enjoyed to the fullest or to be miserably
endured as your physical powers fail. Learn now to
care for your body properly, to keep it healthy and
efficient as the years go by. When it is time to forsake
the physique shows, the lifting platforms, and the
athletic fields, be prepared to accept the change
gracefully - not to abandon the weights, as so many
do, but simply to move into a new phase of their use.
The iron game can then become your enjoyable
hobby; the weights will now be symbols of pleasure
instead of the grim challenges they once were. All of
your training sessions will be happily anticipated
and rewarding, too, as you live each year of your life
fully.
No, it is not weight training that is at fault when so
many abandon it. It is their APPROACH to the iron
game that determines how long their interest
remains. Each of us should adjust our viewpoint
in this regard and try to get the new recruits off to
a good start. I expect to be training as long as I
live - moderately, sensibly, happily. I urge you to
join me. With some outdoor running and a sound
nutritional regime, you'll have a program of life
insurance that millionnaires can't buy!
Visit Dennis Weis website at:
https://www.power-bodybuilding.com
