gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
Mar 15th 2010, 4:19 am
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gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
.... could be prosecuted under new equality laws.
"says that insinuating a woman might not be able to lift the same size weights as men could be considered 'unlawful sex discrimination'."
it is not an insinuation..it is a fact
'A general stereotype about men and women is that in terms of physique, most men are stronger than most women." err....that is because it is true, unless the woman is a bodybuilder!
The code goes on to say that it will not be seen as an excuse if the motive of the gym staff is to help a woman or save her from injury.
FFS!!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...lity-laws.html
"says that insinuating a woman might not be able to lift the same size weights as men could be considered 'unlawful sex discrimination'."
it is not an insinuation..it is a fact
'A general stereotype about men and women is that in terms of physique, most men are stronger than most women." err....that is because it is true, unless the woman is a bodybuilder!
The code goes on to say that it will not be seen as an excuse if the motive of the gym staff is to help a woman or save her from injury.
FFS!!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...lity-laws.html
Mar 15th 2010, 4:59 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
.... could be prosecuted under new equality laws.
"says that insinuating a woman might not be able to lift the same size weights as men could be considered 'unlawful sex discrimination'."
it is not an insinuation..it is a fact
'A general stereotype about men and women is that in terms of physique, most men are stronger than most women." err....that is because it is true, unless the woman is a bodybuilder!
The code goes on to say that it will not be seen as an excuse if the motive of the gym staff is to help a woman or save her from injury.
FFS!!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...lity-laws.html
"says that insinuating a woman might not be able to lift the same size weights as men could be considered 'unlawful sex discrimination'."
it is not an insinuation..it is a fact
'A general stereotype about men and women is that in terms of physique, most men are stronger than most women." err....that is because it is true, unless the woman is a bodybuilder!
The code goes on to say that it will not be seen as an excuse if the motive of the gym staff is to help a woman or save her from injury.
FFS!!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...lity-laws.html
Men shouldn't lift weights that are too heavy for them either.
There is no need for such signage......is no one born with common sense anymore?
Mar 15th 2010, 5:33 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
Mar 15th 2010, 6:09 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
You're all getting sucked in--don't believe it, it was in the Daily Mail FFS!
Mar 15th 2010, 6:24 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
Mar 15th 2010, 6:35 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
We all need to lift heavier weights: heavier than we've lifted before, because that's how to make our muscles respond. There's a formula for determining your 1RM (one-rep maximum), based on how many times you can lift a given weight (you don't want to try a 1RM generally, coz the chance of injury is great). That's what should be done on a 1st assessment--purely objective, nothing to do with gender. And then the weight you lift should be gradually increased.
And we ALL need to lift! Ladies too
It protects the joints, stops atrophy (without resistance training you'll lose about 1/2 lb of muscle each year after your late 20's), increases blood flow to all parts (thereby promoting cell repair, as well as numerous other benefits--guys, take note), releases endorphins and testosterone (which both genders need), improves posture, and so on.
Take a look at www.transformation.com. And they're real people, too!
And we ALL need to lift! Ladies too
It protects the joints, stops atrophy (without resistance training you'll lose about 1/2 lb of muscle each year after your late 20's), increases blood flow to all parts (thereby promoting cell repair, as well as numerous other benefits--guys, take note), releases endorphins and testosterone (which both genders need), improves posture, and so on.Take a look at www.transformation.com. And they're real people, too!
Mar 15th 2010, 6:37 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
............ and what if, say, a husband and wife try to lift identical weights, and the husband has no problem, but the wife injures herself? Can she sue because the gym failed to advise her that it might not be a good idea to try to lift the same weight as a man?
Wouldn't blame her.
Mar 15th 2010, 6:44 am
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Hey Deano, who is your Avatar? It looks like the Mission Impossible guy. Did he die?
Mar 15th 2010, 7:40 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
And we ALL need to lift! Ladies too
It protects the joints, stops atrophy (without resistance training you'll lose about 1/2 lb of muscle each year after your late 20's), increases blood flow to all parts (thereby promoting cell repair, as well as numerous other benefits--guys, take note), releases endorphins and testosterone (which both genders need), improves posture, and so on.and here
http://www.conditioningresearch.blogspot.com/
Mar 15th 2010, 9:27 am
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And this is why I would never be a trainer in the UK..I would be sued too often. 
I assess all my clients and then build a programme that will suit them, their aims and goals, regardless of gender
I assess all my clients and then build a programme that will suit them, their aims and goals, regardless of gender
Mar 15th 2010, 9:33 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
Mar 15th 2010, 9:36 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
"Stolly sweety", never gin.
Mar 15th 2010, 9:48 am
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Mar 15th 2010, 10:08 am
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Re: gyms that warn women not to lift heavy weights....
Looks like whoever said, in a different thread, that money can't buy you class was right (talking about me here). Definitely going to ask for my money back now. Forgot that Patsy always drank Bolly--hope you'll forgive my social lapse, being brung up in Southend leaves its mark, you know...