Why
Exercise
Kent Fischer - 31 December 2008
Why exercise? There are as many answers as there are ways to exercise. For a
complete discussion of the need for exercise click on No
Nonsense Musclebuilding by Vince Delmonte.
Some people exercise becausethey’re forced to, in high school gym class, or Marine Corps
boot camp. Some do it because they feel good or
like the slim look. Some want
big muscles or have a health impairment and need therapy to rehabilitate.
Whatever the reason, forced or voluntary, there can be no doubt vigorous exercise has many
positive benefits.
Take my own case for example, and I mention it only to give inspiration to those reading this who
are in a similar category. Several years ago, while on vacation, I noticed a severe pain, which
seemed to grow larger in my back. It became so severe I could not sleep, and had to go to the
hospital emergency room. The doctor thought I had pneumona, but a CAT scan showed I had a
pulmonary embolism. A big word forclot in the lungs. Many people die from this, but
because I didn’t know any better, I looked at it as a fancy cold!
My doctors told me I had suffered severe damage to my lungs, and from that time on I was to
take it easy. I was told to stop Karate and go easy on myself
Having studied exercise my whole life, I knew the doctors meant well. My
instincts told me, if I had a pulmonary embolism while exercising regularly, then not exercising would just
weaken my lungs further. None of the physicians I saw, (including blood specialists and pulmonologists),
could provide a clue as to why I had been sick. Luckily, I found a young lung doctor who
agreed with me that there is not always an explanation for everything, and
if God wants you to die you will die, and if he wants you to
live, you’ll live. The important thing to remember, is
you may not owe anybody anything, but you do owe
yourself!!! So don’t give up on yourself.
I had the honor of meeting Sensei Stan Smitt, chief instructor for the Japan Karate Association, in South Africa.
He told us of how he had to have hip replacements, and was feeling sorry for himself afterwards.
One of the nurses scolded him, and told him there were a lot of people worse off than
himself, and he should rehabilitate himself, instead of making excuses. Stan Schmitt said
that was the kick in the pants he needed, and from then on he started hard Karate training again, and
found he could workout with the hip replacements.
All my life I have studied carefully the science of
physical culture. I have collected a library of books on Martial Arts, Physical Training, Yoga, Pilates, and
Nutrition. I have visited many famous Karate and Kung Fu Masters and many gyms. And what I have found out surprised me.
In many cases, these bodybuilders and martial artists had started off
physically weak, and some had illnesses such as asthma or weakened constitutions
from pneumona, measles, etc. They were not all born strong, but made themselves so through hard
work, and scientific training principles.
Some have spent many hours working out in the gym, and have been met
with a great deal of success. But there is no need for extremely long periods of exercise, as long as you
systematically increase the weight in the exercises. The great strong man Milo started out
by lifting a calf. Every day, as it gained weight, Milo would be adapting his muscles to the
increased weight, until it became a cow!. This may be legend, but you get my point.
Hundreds of deep knee bends are needed, to produce the same results
as 10 repetitions with a 225 lb. barbell. Of course most people may not want to start off
with that much weight. By working within your means, within a year that goal should be
entirely plausible, and you will be lifting weight in other exercises which would amaze you
now.
Eventually you will reach a sticking point, where you cannot seem to
grow stronger. You will come back again and again, with the same dismal results. By persevering and being faithful to
yourself, you will eventually walk in one day and surprise yourself with your new
found strength.
Three days a week, an hour each day, will
bring you results that would amaze you
now. If you work a tiring job during the day, these workouts will eventually reward
you.
There will be a new energy, that will make all of life’s problems more manageable. This is because
exercise is a proven blood pressure and stress reducer.
Exercise will make you sleep better, which is important in building six pack abs. John C.
Grimek, who possessed an extraordinary physique, did it while working a manual job.
You don’t need fancy equipment to start out.
Many exercises exist which use only your natural body
weight. A regular rope can be used for jump rope. Edward Aston, who was at one time
considered Britain’s strongest man, started out with a broom stick, on which he hung paint cans filled with
stones!!!
Use your imagination and put your all into each exercise and success will be yours
despite every difficulty. For further information click on No Nonsense Musclebuilding by Vince Delmonte.
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