http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts Strength Training For Body And Mind Thu, 24 May 2012 13:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-23580 Carl Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:47:13 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-23580 Thank you so much for this. You have no idea how reassuring this is. I am a middle aged guy who's hated his skinny body all his adult life and has only lately discovered the joys of weight training. In two years I've gone from 150 to 195 of solid muscle gain, most of it in the last year, and now am healthier and fitter than I've been in my whole life. But I've always agonized I was not working hard enough, focusing on slow and deliberate (and painful) form, and wondered if the killer circuits I see online(which are not an option for me) would be better. This is very good to hear. Thank you so much for this.
You have no idea how reassuring this is. I am a middle aged guy who’s hated his skinny body all his adult life and has only lately discovered the joys of weight training. In two years I’ve gone from 150 to 195 of solid muscle gain, most of it in the last year, and now am healthier and fitter than I’ve been in my whole life. But I’ve always agonized I was not working hard enough, focusing on slow and deliberate (and painful) form, and wondered if the killer circuits I see online(which are not an option for me) would be better.
This is very good to hear.

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]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4740 Don’t miss these great links! Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:01:21 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-4740 [...] of World’s Strongest Librarian and I talked recently about being afraid of your workouts.  In this post, he talks a bit more about [...] [...] of World’s Strongest Librarian and I talked recently about being afraid of your workouts.  In this post, he talks a bit more about [...]

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4722 Josh Hanagarne Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:16:18 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-4722 Glad to hear it! Glad to hear it!

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4713 Larissa Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:41:19 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-4713 So I really need to thank you for writing this post. You know that I have been wanting to start running again. Every morning it has been on my mind, but I always seem to find an excuse not to go. Then I read this post. I really had not realized how fearful I was of running. I never even considered that it was fear. My husband and I spent almost all of our dating life in the weight room in college, so fear, really. . .??? This challenged me to look at what I was afraid of and face it. I was afraid of the pain, the time involved, and of failure. Then, for some reason, last night I decided that today would be the day to conquer these fears. I dropped the boys off at school and headed to the gym. My stomach was flipping all over the place as I walked into that familiar place and headed up to the treadmills. Then all the fear went away as I turned on my ipod and got going! 31 minutes later, I had walked/ran 3 miles!!! I don't know what I thought was going to happen. . . fall of the treadmill maybe?! So silly! :) There was some pain, but what made me the most proud was that it felt so natural to be running again. yay!!!! Anyway, just thought I'd share and say thanks for the challenging and insightful posts that you write. Have a great day, Josh! So I really need to thank you for writing this post. You know that I have been wanting to start running again. Every morning it has been on my mind, but I always seem to find an excuse not to go. Then I read this post. I really had not realized how fearful I was of running. I never even considered that it was fear. My husband and I spent almost all of our dating life in the weight room in college, so fear, really. . .??? This challenged me to look at what I was afraid of and face it. I was afraid of the pain, the time involved, and of failure.
Then, for some reason, last night I decided that today would be the day to conquer these fears. I dropped the boys off at school and headed to the gym. My stomach was flipping all over the place as I walked into that familiar place and headed up to the treadmills. Then all the fear went away as I turned on my ipod and got going! 31 minutes later, I had walked/ran 3 miles!!! I don’t know what I thought was going to happen. . . fall of the treadmill maybe?! So silly! There was some pain, but what made me the most proud was that it felt so natural to be running again. yay!!!!
Anyway, just thought I’d share and say thanks for the challenging and insightful posts that you write. Have a great day, Josh!

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4639 Gubernatrix - all-round strength training Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:58:03 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-4639 Josh that sounds horrible! I do swings and sprints on the flat and those are bad enough! Swings and hills it is then :) Josh that sounds horrible! I do swings and sprints on the flat and those are bad enough! Swings and hills it is then

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4621 Josh Hanagarne Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:32:19 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-4621 As a small person, you will always get that much more reward out of demonstrating strength. Bruce Lee, to look at him, should not have been able to do the things he was doing. We expect big people to be strong--that's why it can be such a deflating experience to see how weak many bodybuilders actually are. But there is something extra jaw-dropping about seeing someone physically unimposing doing something physically formidable. As a small person, you will always get that much more reward out of demonstrating strength. Bruce Lee, to look at him, should not have been able to do the things he was doing. We expect big people to be strong–that’s why it can be such a deflating experience to see how weak many bodybuilders actually are. But there is something extra jaw-dropping about seeing someone physically unimposing doing something physically formidable.

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4618 Heather Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:37:16 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-4618 Josh, just doing it to be awesome and keep myself strong. I was born a preemie, and was often told by peers and some doctors that I may never get strong and that I would have to watch my health. I do it to mess with naysayers and to keep me strong. I also lift computer monitors when I need to fix stuff at school, so the strength training definitely helps. I'll probably always be small, but now I'll be strong, and unexpected! Josh, just doing it to be awesome and keep myself strong. I was born a preemie, and was often told by peers and some doctors that I may never get strong and that I would have to watch my health. I do it to mess with naysayers and to keep me strong. I also lift computer monitors when I need to fix stuff at school, so the strength training definitely helps. I’ll probably always be small, but now I’ll be strong, and unexpected!

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4153/13-days-of-darkness-part-10-should-you-be-afraid-of-your-workouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4617 Heather Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:33:38 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4153#comment-4617 Thanks, Jag, for clearing this up! I can't afford a gym just now, so I just play it by ear, doing what I know to do and renting tapes from the local library. Yes, a 10-minute kettlebell snatch session can be totally nuts! And yes, the first two minutes and last two minutes are beneficial, as are the eight in-between! Thanks again for explaining. Thanks, Jag, for clearing this up! I can’t afford a gym just now, so I just play it by ear, doing what I know to do and renting tapes from the local library. Yes, a 10-minute kettlebell snatch session can be totally nuts! And yes, the first two minutes and last two minutes are beneficial, as are the eight in-between! Thanks again for explaining.

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