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Zafrumi
Switzerland1272 Posts
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HornyHerring
Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
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ShadeR
Australia7535 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On February 05 2013 23:26 HornyHerring wrote: Fantastic? That's just fucking stupid, seriously. How is it stupid? I mean, competing is a little much, but a lot of research suggests that women (the weight gain affects lifting less than it does cardio,) who stay active, especially in lifting have easier pregnancies, gain less fat and have an easier time losing it afterwards. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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KOVU
Denmark708 Posts
edit: Not long ago we were all mocking a pregnant woman doing crossfit because she was risking her baby. How was that different from this woman? To be fair she was handling way less weight (I believe she was mostly doing pullups) | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
From my understanding, its perfectly safe when pregnant do perform strength lifts. | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On February 06 2013 02:00 AoN.DimSum wrote: the pregnant crossfit lady was doing box jumps, not strength movements. Totally different From my understanding, its perfectly safe when pregnant do perform strength lifts. I don't understand how this makes sense? Most strength lifts are inherently dangerous; good form, repetition, and coaching help to reduce the risk, but the risk is always there. Add an unborn late term baby into the equation and I don't quite see where the risk goes. | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On February 06 2013 02:58 Sneakyz wrote: If you don't want to hurt yourself then don't leave your room. ....this is about an unborn baby at 8 months, not about whether or not someone ought to do risky lifts. | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
On February 06 2013 02:59 farvacola wrote: ....this is about an unborn baby at 8 months, not about whether or not someone ought to do risky lifts. I'd rate the chance of dying in a car crash a lot higher than injuring her baby lifting weights. No difference. | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On February 06 2013 03:00 Sneakyz wrote: I'd rate the chance of dying in a car crash a lot higher than injuring her baby lifting weights. No difference. Have you ever trained a pregnant woman? Are you at all familiar with how a pregnancy shifts and changes a woman's pelvic and rib setup? Furthermore, do you have actual experience with which to judge the safety of a pregnant woman lifting, or are you simply poorly citing an internet probability? | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
On February 06 2013 03:09 farvacola wrote: Have you ever trained a pregnant woman? Are you at all familiar with how a pregnancy shifts and changes a woman's pelvic and rib setup? Furthermore, do you have actual experience with which to judge the safety of a pregnant woman lifting, or are you simply poorly citing an internet probability? I wouldn't consider training a pregnant woman very relevant, but no, I haven't. The only advice I've seen about lifting weights and pregnancy is that lifting is good for you. Just don't do too much valsalva stuff and maybe cut out bench presses. | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On February 06 2013 03:17 Sneakyz wrote: I wouldn't consider training a pregnant woman very relevant, but no, I haven't. The only advice I've seen about lifting weights and pregnancy is that lifting is good for you. Just don't do too much valsalva stuff and maybe cut out bench presses. Ok well, just so it doesn't seem like I'm rambling on here, the gym I currently work at is fairly close to a hospital, and accordingly I've had and currently have a few pregnant clients. You are definitely right to recommend lifting to a pregnant woman, that much is true. The problem I have with the video in question is that the woman is doing olympic lifts, lifts that practically require some degree of valsalva in order to get the ribcage and stomach tight. My point is that if one does a proper power clean or clean and jerk, they must be putting a ton of pressure into the abdomen, and that is the singe most important thing to avoid in late-term pregnancy workouts. | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
On February 06 2013 03:24 farvacola wrote: Ok well, just so it doesn't seem like I'm rambling on here, the gym I currently work at is fairly close to a hospital, and accordingly I've had and currently have a few pregnant clients. You are definitely right to recommend lifting to a pregnant woman, that much is true. The problem I have with the video in question is that the woman is doing olympic lifts, lifts that practically require some degree of valsalva in order to get the ribcage and stomach tight. My point is that if one does a proper power clean or clean and jerk, they must be putting a ton of pressure into the abdomen, and that is the singe most important thing to avoid in late-term pregnancy workouts. To be fair, "ton of pressure" is relative. Those lifts looked pretty easy for her. | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On February 06 2013 03:53 infinity21 wrote: To be fair, "ton of pressure" is relative. Those lifts looked pretty easy for her. Yes, I'd suppose the mitigating factor here would be whether or not she is an elite athlete, but I'm still uncomfortable with encouraging this sort of exercise while pregnant. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On February 06 2013 04:09 AoN.DimSum wrote: She was a resident for the olympic training center, plus there is a video of her squatting 140 very easily for reps on facebook so I didnt think she was straining herself. Yeah, after researching her exploits I'd probably say that she's ok to go. My biggest concern is not necessarily with her per se, rather the legions of poorly informed, 2 month in crossfitters who see videos like that with no disclaimer and think "well gosh, that looks like fun". | ||
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