Thursday, December 30, 2004
Celebrity Fit Club on VH1:
Have you seen the promo spots. Mia Tyler is using Heavyhands!
We are working hard to get to the show producers because if they really want results for their celebrities, we can help. Nothing like the whole body strength-endurance mix of Heavyhands to jump start an exercise program for all abilities.
We encourage Mia to contact us for one-on-one support for her program (the same thing we want to provide all of our heavyhands Blogger with - just ask Kate at 541-312-1533.
heavyhandsfitness.com and the newly launching AeroAbs (January 9) www.aeroabs.com
Have you seen the promo spots. Mia Tyler is using Heavyhands!
We are working hard to get to the show producers because if they really want results for their celebrities, we can help. Nothing like the whole body strength-endurance mix of Heavyhands to jump start an exercise program for all abilities.
We encourage Mia to contact us for one-on-one support for her program (the same thing we want to provide all of our heavyhands Blogger with - just ask Kate at 541-312-1533.
heavyhandsfitness.com and the newly launching AeroAbs (January 9) www.aeroabs.com
Monday, December 13, 2004
Thanks, Ted, for your kind and evocative e-mail.
Given such a letter I always find myself wishing I knew more about the sender! How old, what resting HRs, maybe a recent 'representative' blood pressure, evidence of any aberrant blood chemistries, sports proclivities and finally you and your doc's assessment of your general health.
I presume the latter is okay or chances are good you wouldn't be doing your Heavyhanding with this heavy assortment of weights!
Btw, the pendulum does appear to be swinging toward easing along the aerobic axis while adding on some anaerobic-style muscularity. At this point I'm an ardent skeptic. I am sort of waiting to see how that matter shakes out. Meanwhile, don't give your cardiorespiratory effort short shrift. I personally love the new 'short form' that makes for wonderful 10-15 minute Longstrength packages throughout the day, when that's convenient.
Your MET numbers look like they're on the money - around 8 METS or even more. Point is, if you can heist 8-15 pounders in a Longstrength mode to a respectable cardiac cadence for a few minutes, you're already quite special in this population! You might enjoy going to one of the labs at a local Med School who can measure your V02s directly at a variety of heart rates.
Far from wanting to shake your loyalty to the old 1-10-100 test, I needn't remind you that training is a many splendored thing that delivers the goods by way of oftimes unpredictable ways, which just might become part of the fun. Your strategy, from what I'd guess, is full of the important stuff, ie., interest, enthusiasm, enjoyment of hard physical work, intelligent and imaginative willingness to adventure where most folks quit with a vengeance and that open minded willingness to introduce more and more of oneself into the process! A few mls of difference sprinkled in here and there won't make or break you as a dyed in the wool exerciser!
As I hit 80 I'm far more into psycho-philosophical-physiological events than my erstwhile focus on the magic of the numbers that continue to make up the spine of 'good' research. I also don't count as well as I used to! If I missed the the point, hit me again!
Great Holidays!
Len Schwartz
Given such a letter I always find myself wishing I knew more about the sender! How old, what resting HRs, maybe a recent 'representative' blood pressure, evidence of any aberrant blood chemistries, sports proclivities and finally you and your doc's assessment of your general health.
I presume the latter is okay or chances are good you wouldn't be doing your Heavyhanding with this heavy assortment of weights!
Btw, the pendulum does appear to be swinging toward easing along the aerobic axis while adding on some anaerobic-style muscularity. At this point I'm an ardent skeptic. I am sort of waiting to see how that matter shakes out. Meanwhile, don't give your cardiorespiratory effort short shrift. I personally love the new 'short form' that makes for wonderful 10-15 minute Longstrength packages throughout the day, when that's convenient.
Your MET numbers look like they're on the money - around 8 METS or even more. Point is, if you can heist 8-15 pounders in a Longstrength mode to a respectable cardiac cadence for a few minutes, you're already quite special in this population! You might enjoy going to one of the labs at a local Med School who can measure your V02s directly at a variety of heart rates.
Far from wanting to shake your loyalty to the old 1-10-100 test, I needn't remind you that training is a many splendored thing that delivers the goods by way of oftimes unpredictable ways, which just might become part of the fun. Your strategy, from what I'd guess, is full of the important stuff, ie., interest, enthusiasm, enjoyment of hard physical work, intelligent and imaginative willingness to adventure where most folks quit with a vengeance and that open minded willingness to introduce more and more of oneself into the process! A few mls of difference sprinkled in here and there won't make or break you as a dyed in the wool exerciser!
As I hit 80 I'm far more into psycho-philosophical-physiological events than my erstwhile focus on the magic of the numbers that continue to make up the spine of 'good' research. I also don't count as well as I used to! If I missed the the point, hit me again!
Great Holidays!
Len Schwartz
Ted:
Welcome and thanks for your post.
Your question was sent off to Len Schwartz this morning and we'll post his reply as soon as it comes back.
Your careful attention to METs and your enthusiasm are impressive. Great work!
Kate
Welcome and thanks for your post.
Your question was sent off to Len Schwartz this morning and we'll post his reply as soon as it comes back.
Your careful attention to METs and your enthusiasm are impressive. Great work!
Kate
Sunday, December 12, 2004
As a first-time poster, I want to start by offering my sincere gratitude to Dr. Schwartz for a quarter century of tireless (must be the super-fitness) research of panaerobics and for his scholarly and entertaining publications.
I’ve been a hander since 1982 (although I sheepishly admit to fits and starts). For the past seven months I’ve dedicated myself to 40+ MET hours of panaerobic calisthenics weekly. My regimen consists of a twenty to forty minute morning session and another ten to twenty minute session in the evening. Eighty percent of the work is LongStrength (8s, 10s, 12s, and 15s) and my entire workout consists of 80/20 intervallic cycles as detailed in Dr. Schwartz’s first book. I cycle between 75-100% of my heart-rate-max, averaging 85% over the course of a workout (as measured by a heart rate monitor).
I have two questions and would be grateful for any edification. First, am I giving short shrift to endurance? My cycles are usually quite intense and I would be hard-pressed to continue any of them for more than a few minutes without the rest intervals. Second, I’ve determined my average MET level by calculating my steadied heart rate in response to pump (level-II) and step (100 stationary steps per minute) with five pound weights. My calculation targets this as a 7.75 MET endeavor. Does anyone have a more accurate MET measurement for 5-10-100 level-II?
Thank you again to Dr. Schwartz and to this blog’s moderators and participants.
Happy holidays, happy handing, and good health to all!
Ted
I’ve been a hander since 1982 (although I sheepishly admit to fits and starts). For the past seven months I’ve dedicated myself to 40+ MET hours of panaerobic calisthenics weekly. My regimen consists of a twenty to forty minute morning session and another ten to twenty minute session in the evening. Eighty percent of the work is LongStrength (8s, 10s, 12s, and 15s) and my entire workout consists of 80/20 intervallic cycles as detailed in Dr. Schwartz’s first book. I cycle between 75-100% of my heart-rate-max, averaging 85% over the course of a workout (as measured by a heart rate monitor).
I have two questions and would be grateful for any edification. First, am I giving short shrift to endurance? My cycles are usually quite intense and I would be hard-pressed to continue any of them for more than a few minutes without the rest intervals. Second, I’ve determined my average MET level by calculating my steadied heart rate in response to pump (level-II) and step (100 stationary steps per minute) with five pound weights. My calculation targets this as a 7.75 MET endeavor. Does anyone have a more accurate MET measurement for 5-10-100 level-II?
Thank you again to Dr. Schwartz and to this blog’s moderators and participants.
Happy holidays, happy handing, and good health to all!
Ted
