Re: Using weights on runs

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From: Doug Freese
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 01:42

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In article <8JAN199315000684@vax2.concordia.ca> wes@vax2.concordia.ca (Wes Schyngera) writes:
>How good of an idea is it to use small hand weights on runs? Would
>they not be good for speed training? After all, swimmers use similar            strategies to make them go faster on race days. Anyone out there
>use this technique?
NO NO and NO! The act of running all by its lonesome puts enough stress 
on your joints, specifically the knees.  This will only lead to        
big time problems. The last person I knew that ran with weights
wore all the cartilege from his knees and can't run a step.  
>
>-----
>Wes Schyngera
>Concordia University
>wes@vax2.concordia.ca


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Doug Freese                 (The views expressed here are entirely mine)     
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