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03/21/2006 Archived Entry: "The Gentle Art Of Strength Training"
The Gentle Art Of Strength Training
By Glen Peavey
Owner of Real Exercise
Personal Training Facility
“Tai Chi meets weight lifting”. This is how some folks have described my training techniques. I have no problem with being classified as having a “gentle” approach to the art of exercise (strength training). Regrettably, some people incorrectly believe that “gentle” means easy, or somehow deficient in intensity. Wrong…WRONG…VERY WRONG! There is much more to intensity than just making noise.
Some people need (and want) a special verbal push to get out that all-important last rep. I find it imperative that I choose my spots for such encouragement. If not the workout deteriorates into a great deal of senseless noise, like a symphony with no quiet passages. If I rant and rave during the first few repetitions, what do I have to do to get your attention when the going really gets rough? If I carry a loaded pistol and threaten to shoot you if you fail to complete your last rep chances are we will have some unbelievably productive workouts. Of course at some point the word would get out that I had never in fact shot anyone and the method would begin to lose it’s effectiveness.
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Editor's note: Glen Peavy and his wife, Julie, are owners of "Real Exercise," a personal training facility on the border of Gurnee and Waukegan in northeastern Illinois. Real Exercise is located near the Illinois-Wisconsin border, at 4059 Joseph Drive, about 1.5 miles north of the intersection of highway 41 and Delany Rd.
Glen Peavy counts popular Chicago middleweight boxer, David Estrada, among his clients.
For more detailed directions or information, call 847-662-7123.
