Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 While I don't consider myself an exercise expert I did see the program. IMO it was a typical television treatment pandering to the public's fears and desires. Everybody would love an effective exercise program that you could practice in one 20 min session per week. While I haven't read the book, my understanding of the workout involves slow execution, something like 10 seconds per rep, and working to muscle failure. This has the benefit of involving the entire muscle being exercised rather than just part as in a quick burst of effort at the beginning of a rep. The slow execution also reduces possible injury from BP peaks and such (assuming proper breathing). My primary criticism of the program is the promise of huge benefit from one session per week. While this is better than zero workout's per week, IMO you need to do more. Also I believe at least modest aerobic exercise is beneficial, such as walking. The piece on anorexia made an important point, namely that the disorder can affect previously healthy people later in life. I recall a study that suggested eating disorders can actually be triggered by severe food restriction. In a kind of chicken and egg thing, it would be ironic if being overly thin caused one to get thinner. I believe one must be cautious when undertaking severe CR, this is essentially uncharted territory (in humans) and we must be alert for signs of unhealthy behavior changes. JR PS: Personally I've got a kind of anti-thanksgiving going on... since Thursday is my usual basketball/food shopping day (50 mile drive round trip). This week the gym was closed so I didn't make the trip just for food! I'm doing OK off the excess in my refrigerator, but I'm actually eating less because of Thanksgiving not more. However, I am very thankful for my friends and health. -----Original Message----- From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 9:27 AM support group Subject: [ ] The power of " 10 " " 48 Hours " had a program last night about fad dieting and a new exercise regimen. The exercise is based on a new book called " The Power of 10 " . Many celebrities have embraced it. Basically the claim of the book is that you only have to weight train extremely hard for 20 minutes a week to get all benefits of exercise. Some cardiologists debunked it because of the lack of cardio-vascular training. Anyone else see this program? What do our exercise experts think of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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