Dx, Can you pm your post?

Hi Dx,

I can't access your "Men are leading in 'some areas" post. It just comes up a blank white page. I suppose my server here must be blocking it or some error has occured. I have been trying for over 24 hours and have even contacted OH about 22 hours ago, to no avail. Could you pm it to me? Thanks.

Best Wishes,

Dave

Dave, I just cut and pasted Dx's post and sent it to you by pm.

Thanks, Jim!

Wouldn't want to miss any of Dx's material.

Kind Regards,

Dave

Dx had a good question (thanks again, Jim!):

The aspect of passing on to “Boys” however is the Key, I think.
Who among us if given the opportunity to “Time Travel” back
And visit our former selves, wouldn’t make sure that we convinced
Our past selves to drop the snacks and get more exercise
AT ALL COSTS.

For those of you with Sons, Grandson’s, Nephews, Etc….
How might you Convince them, Help them, Motivate them,
To fight the weight while they still have their youth?

This is of course, particularly easy to answer...since I don't have any kids! But here goes:

I would say get out and exercise with them at every stage. There's a little too much focus on team sports, which have kids waiting around to play way too much. Don't get me wrong, something like soccer or basketball is okay IF THEY ARE A STAR PLAYER. But baseball? Gimme a break! They might as well be playing chess out in the sunshine. Football? Maybe the first three weeks of the season after that, the average player is only getting sporadic exercise.

Pops can get out and exercise with their kids doing individual endurance stuff. Then go to weights too. That example is going to have the biggest effect. Largely the kids are going to do what they see you doing. If you're a workaholic who barely exercises, they're likely to follow that pattern. Great provider, while they last, (though)!

Best Wishes,

Dave 

 

Just remembered: Some of the stuff I've done that would be good for kids:

1. Inline Skating (intense skateboarding is probably just as good).

2. Running or any type of track work

3. Bikes

4. Swimming (intervals also gives you some time to talk and is actually better for your form, after a warmup of about 10-15 minutes)

5. Weights

Also, communicating about any of the above and other lifestyle issues such as diet is likely to be helpful in forming good thinking and habits.

One thing I would have to be careful about with kids is I'm really nerdy and don't like to rest more any 1 minute between any set or interval. With kids you probably have to break that rule. Maybe resting 5 or even 10 minutes to laugh it up or chat with them.

Just my two IMHO with no kids,

Dave

I like this topic.  If I had done things differently when I was younger I wouldn't have ever gotten to 350 lbs (probably).  As it is now, I have a 13 yr old boy and a 7 yr old girl.  Both participate in tennis (I play with them sometimes). Both play soccer (I coach my daughters team and assist on my sons).  I bought a pair of cleats and scrimmage with the older boys (I'm not very good but I get some exercise out of it).  My son also plays lacrosse now.  I actually got my son signed up in my gym with a kids program my trainer runs.  A combination of weights,  exercises, agility, and speed training.  One hour 2X a week.  He loves it.  In my opinion, it's important for it to be fun for them and both seem to really like the involvement. Hopefully I'm helping give them the ability to make better choices for themselves than I did. Brian

Hi Brian,

I do a lot of plyometrics (jump training for power) and other drills for running form and speed and I can see where "breaking it up" into different activities would make it more interesting for kids. This also works for swimming, weights and other activities.

Could just be me, but it seems that kids are a little more patient with "going long" on the bikes and skates than they are with runs or swims.

Best Wishes,

Dave

...and Dx's thread is still invisible!