Comments on: Hidden Assumptions http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2009/03/31/hidden-assumptions/ Dedicated to topics that fall within the general theme of UltimateFatBurner.com (i.e, exercise, body building, supplements,weight loss, diet, etc), but outside the realm of product reviews. Please review our posting protocols page before contributing. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:40:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elissa http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2009/03/31/hidden-assumptions/comment-page-1/#comment-3792 Elissa Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:35:48 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/?p=1358#comment-3792 FWIW, there are also women who read stuff like this and ARE willing to work out hard...more's the pity. For example, back in Ohio, I worked periodically with a gal who ran marathons...she was quite thin, too, yet her biggest complaint was how soft she was (and you could pinch considerably more fat around her midsection than you could mine, even though I was both 10 years older and 15 pounds heavier than she was). Yet she didn't have a clue about what to do differently, until she met me, and could SEE what could be accomplished via a different way to exercise (and eat...she was also significantly undereating). This is why I rail against these mags so much...as they subtly define the limits of what is - and is NOT - acceptable for women's fitness. Same deal with this slide show: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2009/03/16-ways-i-learned-to-love-my-body#slide=1 - shots of women doing either yoga or cardio predominate. There's only one shot of a woman holding a pair of tiny blue dumbbells, and it's obvious she's doing curls (an acceptable form of isolation work). Images have power (this is why they're so pervasive in marketing). And when these are the images women are confronted with, it's not surprising that many of them are channelled away from serious strength training. The same is true for men's fitness, of course (when was the last time you saw a male ballet dancer profiled in your typical men's mag???), but at least men are encouraged to develop their potentials for strength and power. FWIW, there are also women who read stuff like this and ARE willing to work out hard…more’s the pity. For example, back in Ohio, I worked periodically with a gal who ran marathons…she was quite thin, too, yet her biggest complaint was how soft she was (and you could pinch considerably more fat around her midsection than you could mine, even though I was both 10 years older and 15 pounds heavier than she was). Yet she didn’t have a clue about what to do differently, until she met me, and could SEE what could be accomplished via a different way to exercise (and eat…she was also significantly undereating).

This is why I rail against these mags so much…as they subtly define the limits of what is – and is NOT – acceptable for women’s fitness. Same deal with this slide show: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2009/03/16-ways-i-learned-to-love-my-body#slide=1 – shots of women doing either yoga or cardio predominate. There’s only one shot of a woman holding a pair of tiny blue dumbbells, and it’s obvious she’s doing curls (an acceptable form of isolation work).

Images have power (this is why they’re so pervasive in marketing). And when these are the images women are confronted with, it’s not surprising that many of them are channelled away from serious strength training.

The same is true for men’s fitness, of course (when was the last time you saw a male ballet dancer profiled in your typical men’s mag???), but at least men are encouraged to develop their potentials for strength and power.

]]> By: Makster http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2009/03/31/hidden-assumptions/comment-page-1/#comment-3791 Makster Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:19:13 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/?p=1358#comment-3791 Typical magazine article. Not geared towaerds women who really want to work out hard. More towards women who just want to look good in the gym. P.S. Having met you I would suggest you wear a muscle shirt to show off your hard work, and leave the cocktail dress at home. Typical magazine article. Not geared towaerds women who really want to work out hard. More towards women who just want to look good in the gym.

P.S. Having met you I would suggest you wear a muscle shirt to show off your hard work, and leave the cocktail dress at home.

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