tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171274693753746594.post1556385068547805854..comments2007-11-04T07:02:32.352-08:00Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341012923993473537jeffrey.rice@ricehomefitness.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171274693753746594.post-7163555782160258512007-11-04T04:14:00.000-08:002007-11-04T04:14:00.000-08:00Boxes! You remind me that I'm going to be moving soon. Great reason to practice picking up heavy stuff. I've been lucky in the last several moves to get help from people I work with: we help each other lift/shove/drag all day, so we know how to cooperate when it's furniture and not dogs or crates.<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne the doglifterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171274693753746594.post-39904404435213277992007-11-03T11:58:00.000-07:002007-11-03T11:58:00.000-07:00Appearance isn't the primary reason I lift, but it is a reason. We're social creatures.<BR/><BR/>Functional strength is a great reason to lift, one of the best. People think, "When am I ever going to need to pick hundreds of pounds up off the floor and set it back down repeatedly? And how often will it be attached to a bar just right for my grip?" But what you're training for under optimal conditions is the time when somebody awkwardly hands you a file box. Now the ability to lift 200 lbs with perfect form turns into not wrenching your back from being thrown off-balance by a 20 lb box. <BR/><BR/>As a dog lifter I'm sure you appreciate this. I've noticed that 50 lb nieces seem much heavier when they come flying through the air at you from out of nowhere, with no doubt in their trusting minds that you will catch them.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341012923993473537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171274693753746594.post-30003630267010826602007-11-03T06:13:00.000-07:002007-11-03T06:13:00.000-07:00[Have nothing to say about abs. I don't care what the muscles look like as long as they do the job.]<BR/><BR/>Yes! women should work out. I remember a few years ago I was loading 25 lb. bags of flour into my car, carrying them two at a time, and the woman at the mill looked at me sort of wide-eyed and said "Isn't that too heavy?" and I shrugged and said "Hey, it's a six year old." She shook her head and said "I can't pick up my grandson anymore."<BR/>Not that I have any children, but this isn't just about avoiding osteoporis or looking toned. This stuff actually comes in handy In Real Life.<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne the dog lifterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com