Meanwhile, if space is an issue, does a hotel gym *really* need 50 pound dumbbells for travelers? Meh, invites injury for most. No spotter.
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Replying to @zeynep
At least this one didn't also have a stack of pink dumbbells that went 1 pound-2 pounds-3 pounds-5 pounds--max imagined for women.
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Replying to @zeynep
Speaking of. Are you done falling behind your new years resolution to exercise? The fitness industry sells snake oil. Sets you up to fail.
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Replying to @zeynep
Forget resolutions. Read my exercise guide. One of the things I am most happy to have written. https://medium.com/message/put-down-the-pink-dumbbell-1049400ede28 …pic.twitter.com/Kn6sGLKg4y
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Replying to @zeynep
More inappropriate weight gradations in hotel gyms. Yet another 5-10-15-20..-40-45-50. Should increase by percent. Esp. bad for women. aarghpic.twitter.com/a6NVcAvwEy
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Replying to @zeynep
There should probably be more weights at the lower end, (5 to 6) but the five-pound gradations work well at the upper end...
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Replying to @SeanTrende
exactly my point. Serves mostly men; discourages women lifting. 40 to 45 is 12.5%. Great. Where is 12.5? 17.5?
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Replying to @zeynep
for small muscle groups like rear delt flies, even a relatively strong male would have trouble jumping from 10 to 15.
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Replying to @SeanTrende
I spend a lot of time encouraging women to lift. Then they go to a gym. The weights are in appropriate. The advice is worse.
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Replying to @zeynep @SeanTrende
They're sent to the pink dumbbells, caps out at five lbs. Someone says, "tone don't bulk". Do a zillion crunches, no dumbbells.
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Replying to @zeynep
Yeah, also probably not going to bulk (generally) without doing something to quadruple your testosterone...just going to . . . tone.
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Replying to @SeanTrende
Yes! Ppl have no idea how hard it is for women to "bulk". Won't happen! Meanwhile, they're lifting 2lbs and doing 200 crunches..
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