Comments on: Bodyweight Strength Training: 6 Reasons That It’s NOT The Path to Your Goals http://www.yewhealth.com/2010/04/11/bodyweight-strength-training-6-reasons-that-its-not-the-path-to-your-goals/ Handstands @ 90 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tan Yew Wei http://www.yewhealth.com/2010/04/11/bodyweight-strength-training-6-reasons-that-its-not-the-path-to-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Tan Yew Wei Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:14:09 +0000 http://www.yewhealth.com/?p=527#comment-401 In fact, contrary to what some think, you can first use weights to master your bodyweight, rather than use your bodyweight to master weights. The straightforward example would be the person trying to do a pull up. It's far easier to start with weights and then work up to his/her bodyweight. However, I'd like to talk about the last point which you made about balance, coordination, etc. I think that needs to be defined, and am I right to assume that you're referring to the balance and coordination needed to do something like a handstand? That's because there is another definition which aims to simple help one live their life better. eg: Core stability to prevent the knee from collapsing inward during gait (while walking) can be fixed with some side planks, and possibly some weighted planks. Knee pain from quadricep dominance can be fixed with glute activation and then some light box squats (say 20 - 60kg). In other words, balance here is defined as improving movement quality, and is something that using weights has great benefits. In fact, contrary to what some think, you can first use weights to master your bodyweight, rather than use your bodyweight to master weights.

The straightforward example would be the person trying to do a pull up. It’s far easier to start with weights and then work up to his/her bodyweight.

However, I’d like to talk about the last point which you made about balance, coordination, etc. I think that needs to be defined, and am I right to assume that you’re referring to the balance and coordination needed to do something like a handstand?

That’s because there is another definition which aims to simple help one live their life better. eg: Core stability to prevent the knee from collapsing inward during gait (while walking) can be fixed with some side planks, and possibly some weighted planks. Knee pain from quadricep dominance can be fixed with glute activation and then some light box squats (say 20 – 60kg). In other words, balance here is defined as improving movement quality, and is something that using weights has great benefits.

]]> By: Lar http://www.yewhealth.com/2010/04/11/bodyweight-strength-training-6-reasons-that-its-not-the-path-to-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Lar Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:07:00 +0000 http://www.yewhealth.com/?p=527#comment-397 You make some good points about training the body exclusively using gymnastics. Personally I feel that unless you are particularly inclined towards doing the skills for their own sake, you don't need to train them for other purposes. Although, there may be some strength gains it is probably not as a direct route as using weights for a mature adult. That said, there are also potential gains in the areas of balance, coordination, timing, grace and agility that would exceed weights and have benefits beyond the beach. You make some good points about training the body exclusively using gymnastics.
Personally I feel that unless you are particularly inclined towards doing the skills for their own sake,
you don’t need to train them for other purposes.

Although, there may be some strength gains it is probably not as a direct route as using weights for a mature adult.
That said, there are also potential gains in the areas of balance, coordination, timing, grace and agility that would exceed weights and have benefits beyond the beach.

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