<p>Anyone read this NYTimes article? It makes an interesting point but is rather sexist at times.</p>
<p><a href=“http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/why-women-cant-do-pull-ups/[/url]”>http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/why-women-cant-do-pull-ups/</a></p>
<p>Here ya go:</p>
<p><a href=“Below the Bar - The New York Times”>Below the Bar - The New York Times;
<p>University of Dayton took 17 non-overweight women (I can find this study, but a subsequent study at Dayton used college women) and trained them for 3 months. Only 4 of the 17 could do one pull up at the end of the study.</p>
<p>The study I found got better results. 8 of 20 fit, but non-athlete college women were trained to do a pullup over 3 months.</p>
<p>In fairness, the strength training they did 3 days a week was pretty crappy.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Very poor core training and chin ups are a major core strength exercise (unless you want to do them entirely with your arms – good luck). Not enough pulling exercises to get the lats working – 3pt rows, inverted rows, etc.</p>
<p>Still, if they could only get 20% of college women to do a pull-up, imagine what the number would be for 50+ year old women.</p>
<p>So, yeah. It’s a big deal…</p>
<p>idad, not ALL of us are over 50 
Just saying…</p>
<p>(of course, I am no where near doing an unassisted pull up either, so there’s that)</p>
<p>Hah. Great minds think alike. 
We found the same article…</p>
<p>Haha, and posted within 5 minutes of each other.</p>
<p>OK. How about “over 39”? That’s my age group! :)</p>
<p>I thought it was interesting that men only have to do 3 pullups on the Marines entrance physical fitness test. Women, none. That’s pretty lame in both cases. Presumably Marine recruits would be fit young people.</p>
<p>In fairness, the U of Dayton used a pretty demanding standard. Start at a dead stop at a full hang from the bar. Then, get your chin over the bar WITHOUT swaying the body, i.e. no Crossfit “kipping” chin ups.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>10 char.</p>
<p>Wait, do diving board pull ups count? :)</p>
<p>Rundies, too cute. MomWC, forgive my dottery mind but have you met Wchild’s gf yet? Might she be a candidate for that dress one day? ;)</p>
<p>Update on dietary revenge plot: my mom, she of the evil ciabatta buns and cake a month back, is on her way to my place today with my sis. I have a lovely pumpernickel low carb wrap ready for lunch with a tomato-mozz-basil side salad, no bread in the house, and plans for a steak & scallop dish with a WW light cream sauce and oven roasted veggies. Just a skinny margarita for desert.
I predict by Monday she’ll be sneaking out to Krispy Kreme when I’m not looking :)</p>
<p>We will meet WildChild’s gf in Las Vegas this Friday when we all go to Half Ironman Worlds. She and H& I get in before he does, and we will pick her up. She was quoted in a newspaper article saying she is nervous about meeting us, but my sister (who has met her) said that was because he won’t be there yet. I’m not planning the wedding yet (it’s a pretty new relationship), but I have a good feeling about this one. Former Duke runner, top triathlete, medical student, pretty, outgoing- fingers crossed.</p>
<p>Well, today did not go well. I’ve been running with no problems this week in the heat/humidity but today was not my day. Today called for 7 miles, per Runkeeper I made it through 4.19 of those. So, my question is: do I try for the 7 miles again tomorrow? Tomorrow should be a rest day and then 3 days of running 4, rest day, run 4, run 8. How should I modify what I’m doing? </p>
<p>Today I was frustrated by lots of children and their non-observant parents using scooters on gravel; said children all over the path; dogs everywhere; not enough fluids, and just general heat and sun. Blech. Today is a day when I’m going to say running is stupid.</p>
<p>Sabaray:</p>
<p>I would never skip on rest day on one of those programs.</p>
<p>sabaray- there are days like that. Trust me. Every runner I know has bagged a run because it just wasn’t their day. I would do the 7 tomorrow- try to go out with a good attitude (do as I say, not as I do) and keep the pace easier than usual to get yourself into the run. I would then take the rest day the next day and maybe skip one of the 4 mile days to get back on track. I think the longer run is important but iDad is right that rest is important, too.</p>
<p>That said- today is 700 days of straight running. SEVEN HUNDRED!!! 3927.2 miles for an average of 5.6 miles per day. I’m pretty amazed with all that. The most important part of it is that it means I haven’t been too sick or injured to run for 700 days! I want a 700 day party and we can all wear Rundies. Mine will say “Running is Stupid”.</p>
<p>I got this run (4 miles) in between rain storms. It was humid and awful and my legs are tired from the 16 miler. I did NOT want to do 4 miles, but that gave me a 40 mile week. I have a local 10K tomorrow which will not be pretty with as tired as my legs seem to be.</p>
<p>That is incredible, MOWC! 700 days, WOW! We’re not worthy. Don’t know how I feel about the rundies though.</p>
<p>700 day party time! That calls for some serious party hats!</p>
<p>I can’t even imagine…</p>
<p>Can I get Rundies with SQUAT printed on them?</p>
<p>Congrats, MOfWC! That is quite an achievement. I’m speechless.</p>
<p>sabaray - as MOfWC said, all runners have an off day. Humidity, a cold, a monthly mother nature gift (for ladies), a sore muscle, etc. can completely wreck a run. Bag it for today, relax, and see if tomorrow is a better day. If not, take a day off and just continue with the schedule. You just have to condition your mind to be ready to follow your body with whatever plan you come up for it. The little run log I use to keep track of my training runs has this quote, “…the body is never tired if the mind is not tired.” So true.</p>
<p>idad, LOL! :)</p>
<p>idad, would these do for you?</p>
<p>[Boxer</a> Shorts](<a href=“http://www.cafepress.com/+boxer_shorts,541070634]Boxer”>Boxer Shorts | CafePress)</p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>Bunsen- That is the most hilarious thing I have seen in ages. iDad HAS to order them!</p>
<p>Oh, here is one for the ladies:</p>
<p>[Squats</a> Women’s Brief](<a href=“Squats Boy Brief,485247096]Squats Women's Clothing - CafePress”>Squats Women's Boy Brief | CafePress)</p>
<p>And here is a patriotic version for idad:</p>
<p>[Squat</a> Boxers](<a href=“http://www.cafepress.com/+boxer_shorts,56962590]Squat”>Boxer Shorts | CafePress)</p>
<p>;) OK, time to get off the Caf</p>
<p>Awesome stuff! ;)</p>