Comments on: Exercise tips for couples

By: Anthony Stalter

Anthony Stalter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:34:34 +0000

Very sound advice Anonymous and I thank you for your comment. Hopefully you’ll continue to post here at BLF.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:10:30 +0000

(the rest of my comment)
“friend” or a significant other. As a physical therapist with an education background in muscle function, I would suggest that a good approach in training women is to verbally incorporate the exercise with the muscle action. For example, “if you want great shoulders, then let’s work the deltoids.” or “a toned upper arm needs tricep work” High reps with low weights will reap these results. Women will not bulk up like a men because we don’t have the testosterone like you and need to be educated on such issues if they don’t already know it. Keeping it focused is what we want. You are so correct in the fact that we are multitaskers. While we are performing one exercise, part of our brain is setting up for the next set. All the while we are controlling speed and correct form to decrease injury. Any trainer that would tell a woman “WOW, you are getting so big!”, shouldn’t be training anything.

To SM: What are we here, in high school? That attack was so infantile. First of all you don’t need to be “buff” or “ripped” to be able to train. Believe me, I have seen guys at the gym that don’t have a clue about muscle function and put themselves at a risk for injury with the speed and incorrect form that they are performing their reps.

By: Anthony Stalter

Anthony Stalter — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:10:19 +0000

I wasn’t trying to be condescending, Anonymous and I apologize if it reads that way.

I think many men can relate to my situation and like I previously stated, I didn’t write that I’m a no-it-all or that anyone should follow my advice. I simply wrote about a personal experience (details excluded) I had and how it ended poorly.

I tried to make the intro as general as possible, but obviously it struck a cord with some people.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:53:36 +0000

Anthony, I read the article that you wrote and felt that it was ok, but it could have been worded differently. From a womans point of view I felt that it was a bit condescending. There are two kinds of women that go to the gym, the kind that go there to mind there own business to do what they need to do either alone or with a personal trainer (no relation) and the other kind are the women that are looking for the attention of a male whether it be a stranger, a \

By: Anthony Stalter

Anthony Stalter — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:35:03 +0000

Thanks for the support, fellas.

This definitely wreaks of a personal attack.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:15:07 +0000

Methinks SM is someone who knows Stalter in real life and has it in for him. His comments are petty and not related to content.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:45:20 +0000

From my experience, I agree with the writer here. Couples tend to bicker when there is something involving the man directing the woman or vice versa. I think couples can workout together, but one shouldn’t train the other and both have to be of similar conditiong.

I also agree that the first comment seems personal like an ex-girlfriend or maybe a jealous new boyfriend. There wasn’t much that the man said in his article other than he tried it and it didn’t work.

By: Anthony Stalter

Anthony Stalter — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:04:10 +0000

Stefan,

You’re right – you have every right to comment, as I have every right to respond when someone who doesn’t even know me suggests that I’m full of myself based on an intro as general as this one.

If I would have wrote, “Let me start off by saying that I’m 6’4, 200-pounds and am hung like a horse…” then you would have been justified calling me out for being full of it. But I didn’t, which again, leads me to wonder why you made this personal.

You’re reaching with every one of your comments.

By: S M

S M — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:44:51 +0000

I stumbled upon this article thru my current trainer, only because he found it funny and wanted me to read it. I commented on it, because I found your intro to be quite comical and it hit close to home.My girlfriend and I work out together quite a bit, and dude, no offense (obviously there was some taken) but you do sound full of yourself.

Relax Stalter…people have the right to comment. I just wont read your articles anymore, not a big deal.

Stefan

By: Anthony Stalter

Anthony Stalter — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:35:45 +0000

S M,

Man, I wonder why this sounds so personal when it didn’t need to be?!

There was no need for an attack here and since you sound bitter in nature, I won’t respond. It’s just not worth it.

Your comment was a joke and your attempt to insult me was sad at best.