Ryan Lee

Nice Articles, thanks for this, I really liked your blog!

Ryan,

Hate to break it to you, but that oil from the fries looks like gas because _it is_ gasoline. I have a lot of environmentally conscious friends who have built vegetable cars that collect the oil from the local fast food and chinese restaurants and use it for fuel.

Ryan, my favorite part is you busting out with "Latissiumus Dorsi" - that's what I'm talking about baby!!

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First I want to say I am looking forward to purchasing & using this book. It's sad to read all the somewhat negative posts since this is obviously not meant to be a scientific manual but rather a book to show the average woman what weights can do for her if used properly & to encourage her to get to the gym & work hard with the weights. And I appreciate Valerie's comments. I've seen women with big, muscular thighs - certainly not what I want!

Really enoyed the interview with Lou even though I have a different opinion. I have also read the book which I find clear and simple to follow. I do have the problem with everyone saying women can't get to muscular. They can...according to them. I have had many women come train with me because they worked out with some trainer that bulked them up and they are so frustrated because they worked hard, spent money and did not get the result they were looking for. It doesn't matter that the trainer thinks they look great. The customer has the right to say what would be considered to muscular for her. I could give many many examples of women that my clients would consider to muscular. With that said, I still think women can lift heavier than they might think. There is obviously so much more involved than just the amount of weight...days trained, total sets, reps, etc. The bottom line is this, ask your client what she wants. If she says she is afraid of bulking up, don't just dismiss this and say it can't happen. Have her show you pictures of what this might mean to her. Valerie

Thanks will take a listen.

Denise

I just listened to the first 5-10 min of the interview with Lou Schuler and I have to be honest and let you know he didn't have any concrete answers for he's reason behind this book.... As a professional female athlete with a BS Degree in Exercise Science and years of experience training I was looking forward to hearing new ideas and new reason's behind the book... Besides the amount of wieght and the amount of testosterone in men, women can train and perform the same exercises as men... I believe a lot of women are afraid to do resistance training due their lack of knowledge behind the physiology of our bodies... Genetically women don't have the same amount of testosterone that men do and because of this we are not as prone to grow a lot of muscle mass.. Women want to become stronger without looking in thier minds bulky.... If there's going to be a book about weight training it should consists of the same exercises that men do but with more emphasis on the amount of weight, sets and repetitions... There are to many books out there that are not providing women with what they want.. I hope the next book will provide new ideas that are innovative and exciting...

Just finished listening to the interview w/Schuler. I thought I was going to hear new information based on studies that have been going on in Australia and here.
Facts about the differences in physiology and anatomy were not brought up.
The 7-10 degrees of anterior pelvic tilt in women and their quad dominance, dictate to me that they have to be trained differently.Add, smaller joints size and a steeper first rib angle, now you'll be contributing to pain and injury if you train the same as a man.
Hope to see better content in 2008
Roy

Hey Ryan,
Just mentioned your interview on my site.

Happy Holidays to you and your growing family.
Coop

I am enjoying the interview. Just wanted to note, that I definetely sweat during my weight workouts. Also, can now do 25 lb dumbbell rows; 3 sets of 10 reps (Turbulence Training). I started with weights last July, before that was going to Curves. I'm 48 BTW.