Comments on: Too Much Pink http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Mary http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-69 Mary Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:04:01 +0000 http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-69 Hear, hear. But what really ticks me off is the people who keep spouting the conventional wisdom that permanent weight loss requires exercise; or that it's necessary to give up 500 calories a day to lose one pound. Hear, hear. But what really ticks me off is the people who keep spouting the conventional wisdom that permanent weight loss requires exercise; or that it’s necessary to give up 500 calories a day to lose one pound.

]]> By: Anonymous http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-65 Anonymous Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:12:23 +0000 http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-65 I couldn't agree more, that's why I read Men's Health!I am looking at Shape magazine April 2007 which shows a sidelying hip flexor stretch which is to be held for 3 seconds. Wow, bet that is effective. I couldn’t agree more, that’s why I read Men’s Health!I am looking at Shape magazine April 2007 which shows a sidelying hip flexor stretch which is to be held for 3 seconds. Wow, bet that is effective.

]]> By: M@rla http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-58 M@rla Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:38:27 +0000 http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-58 Thank you SO MUCH for writing this. I'm going to email the link to every woman I know who's spending all her time with the 3-lb dumbbells. And this is why I read <i>men's</i> fitness magazines all the time - maybe some of the info isn't 100% relevant to me, but I don't feel like I'm being lied to in order to get me to buy a new shade of nail polish. Thank you SO MUCH for writing this. I’m going to email the link to every woman I know who’s spending all her time with the 3-lb dumbbells. And this is why I read men’s fitness magazines all the time - maybe some of the info isn’t 100% relevant to me, but I don’t feel like I’m being lied to in order to get me to buy a new shade of nail polish.

]]> By: gh67 http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-55 gh67 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:28:48 +0000 http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-55 So true!!<br/><br/>My addendum to conspiracy theory:<br/><br/>1-Gym Trainer reinforces goofy Fitness Mag training methods (this week, i want you to really work on your arms! Burn that belly off! More crunches!).<br/><br/>2-Any failure to get results is blamed on lack of compliance, not enough effort, etc. Therefore, it must be something *I'm* doing wrong. <br/><br/>3-Determined customer/victim renews focus on dietary restricions, and buys more personal training sessions to fight lack of progress.<br/><br/>4- Repeat step 2. So true!!

My addendum to conspiracy theory:

1-Gym Trainer reinforces goofy Fitness Mag training methods (this week, i want you to really work on your arms! Burn that belly off! More crunches!).

2-Any failure to get results is blamed on lack of compliance, not enough effort, etc. Therefore, it must be something *I’m* doing wrong.

3-Determined customer/victim renews focus on dietary restricions, and buys more personal training sessions to fight lack of progress.

4- Repeat step 2.

]]> By: Stephen Holt http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-53 Stephen Holt Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:31:31 +0000 http://billhartman.net/blog/2007/02/21/too-much-pink/#comment-53 Hi, Bill (Smartest Man in Fitness) -<br/>I'm so glad to see someone else writting about this. I'm sure my "choir" is tired of my "preaching."<br/><br/>Here's my Conspiracy Theory:<br/><br/>Women's fitness magazines do this on purpose.<br/><br/>Here's how it works ...<br/><br/>- You publish a workout focusing on pink weights knowing it won't work <br/><br/>- You know your readers always believe anything and everything published in a glossy magazine filled with skinny models<br/><br/>- The workouts can't possibly lead to results because the resistance isn't enough stimulus to get anyone's body to change<br/><br/>- So your readers buy the next issue with hopes that the next workout will actually get the advertised results ("melt fat", "tone your thighs", "flatten your tummy")<br/><br/>I hope women will follow your advice and start using weights that are heavy enough to lead to results.<br/><br/>(Psst - please post more often! <br/>- <a HREF="http://www.blog.stephenholtfitness.com/hot-fitness-feeds/" REL="nofollow">Stephen Holt</a>.) Hi, Bill (Smartest Man in Fitness) -
I’m so glad to see someone else writting about this. I’m sure my “choir” is tired of my “preaching.”

Here’s my Conspiracy Theory:

Women’s fitness magazines do this on purpose.

Here’s how it works …

- You publish a workout focusing on pink weights knowing it won’t work

- You know your readers always believe anything and everything published in a glossy magazine filled with skinny models

- The workouts can’t possibly lead to results because the resistance isn’t enough stimulus to get anyone’s body to change

- So your readers buy the next issue with hopes that the next workout will actually get the advertised results (”melt fat”, “tone your thighs”, “flatten your tummy”)

I hope women will follow your advice and start using weights that are heavy enough to lead to results.

(Psst - please post more often!
- Stephen Holt.)

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