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first off, the writer has to "own up" for using the term "square root" when he should have used the word "root"


there are several links that carry the mistake on this website


the table below will help you get the correct weight


0 lb                                     0 kg                              0 kg  0 g


0.1 lb                              0.045 kg                          0 kg 45 g


1 lb                                0.454 kg                          0 kg 454 g


2 lb                                0.907 kg                         0 kg 907 g


3 lb                               1.361 kg                           1 kg 361 g


4 lb                               1.814 kg                           1 kg 814 g


5 lb                               2.268 kg                           2 kg 268 g


6 lb                               2.722 kg                           2 kg 722 g


7 lb                               3.175 kg                           3 kg 175 g


8 lb                                3.629 kg                           3 kg 629 g


9 lb                               4.082 kg                              4 kg 82 g


10 lb                             4.536 kg                             4 kg 536 g


20 lb                             9.072 kg                               9 kg 72 g


30 lb                            13.608 kg                          13 kg 608 g


40 lb                             18.144 kg                         18 kg 144 g


50 lb                            22.680 kg                         22 kg 680 g


60 lb                             27.216 kg                         27 kg 216 g


70 lb                              31.751 kg                         31 kg 751 g


80 lb                             36.287 kg                         36 kg 287 g


90 lb                             40.823 kg                         40 kg 823 g


100 lb                             45.359 kg                         45 kg 359 g


1000 lb                            453.592 kg                      453 kg 592 g


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our motto - to be growing the day we die


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the writer has changed to stretching and bending exercises


it is producing better results than the heel squat


body weight, 51 kgs (8 stone 1lb)


hope to be squatting again in two years


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  metabolic maintenance


there is no doubt about it, the heart is the weak link of our physiology


america's leading cardiologist 2010... "sweat is the best cardiovascular agent known to man"


Archive of exercise diary


the most sweat the writer ever generated came through a game of squash - it took six pints of fruit juices to quell the thirst for liquids


the question now is, how often should we generate sweat?


the writer thinks he can answer the question, but not for a couple of years


in the meantime, those in a position to play squash regularly can post their experiences, length of time played, before and after systolic and diastolic blood pressure on the Easy-access message board


categories of sweat: clammy, runny and dripping


three considerations


1


movement and the prince, queen and king of exercises


in the writer's experience, an exercise called "the squat" is the be-all and end-all when it comes to growth


after the writer had been using weights for about a year, on one occasion, he was alone in the gym with an african power-lifter called trevor curtin (this may not be the right spelling)


trevor, at that time, was no.3 in the world in his weight division


while we are talking, i ask him,


"why do my biceps hurt when i do the squat?"


he replied, "the squat ekes out the weakest point of your body"


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a proof of the maxim "the squat ekes out the weakest point of the body" highlighted itself yesterday when the writer started using a metal bar weighing 7kg (about 14lbs) for doing the Heel Squat


it was eighteen months ago when the writer incurred an injury at the bottom of his spine after falling off a walking machine


i had more or less forgotten about it until yesterday


the weight of the bar was sufficient to "kick in" and send signals of discomfort to the brain


later today, the writer intends to go back to the broom handle and use it as the bar and discover if it produces little or no discomfort  


it looks like it is going to be possible to use the heel squat as a diagnostic tool


so, we will use the Heel Squat to maintain growth, and we will use squash to maintain the heart


currently, the writer is using a wood broom handle as a bar


it weighs a mere 4 ounces


using an extremely lightweight bar to begin with will enable us to develop the optimum movement, see Heel Squat


the writer has another 3 bars, iron, chrome and steel, plus a chrome olympic bar waiting in the wings


the writer doesn't expect to use that for some years


it has only been two weeks since beginning this routine, and already the benefits are coming through!


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in the last two weeks, the writer has gained 907 grams (2lb)


when doing the heel squat, try to spread the weight evenly between the sole of the foot and the heel


when projecting a 100 hundred year life span, it works out that in twenty years the writer will weigh a whopping 9000 kg (ten tons)


i have been doing an everyday routine


will try an every other day routine and try to work in a game of squash


the gains are, it is thought, due to pulling down on the bar on the way up


due to the physical condition of the writer, he will make his priority getting his walking back into shape


to do this, it will mean using heavier weights and shifting the weight of the exercise almost exclusively through the heels


current weight - 45kg (7 stone 2 lbs)



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2


rest/sleep


one of the activities that occurs during sleeping is the replacement and repair of cells


make the last meal before sleep rich in protein  


when we get to dreams 2000+, the reader will discover just how dramatic the effects of the right type of protein can be



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FOOD AND DRINK


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the reader may fall into the trap of throwing themselves into exercising too enthusiastically


she/he, and the rest of us, are committing ourselves to a lifetime of growth


we need to pace ourselves


to begin with, your muscles will feel sore, but that will pass within days or a week or two


the tried and tested way of growing using weights is ten to twenty minutes every other day, three times a week


now, we have to factor in squash


please bear in mind, the writer is working out how to do things as we go along


we should discover that "one size fits all"


day 1 squats


day 2 rest


day 3 squats


day 4 rest


day 5 squash


day 6 rest


day 7 squats


day 8 rest


day 9 squats


day 10 rest... etc.


or


day 1 squats


day 2 rest


day 3 squash


day 4 rest


day 5 squats


day 6 rest


day 7 rest


or, preferred


day 1 squat


day 2 rest


day 3 squat


day 4 rest


day 5 squat


day 6 rest


day 7 squash



the writer has bought himself a squatting rack from amazon


it cost £71


the squating rack will last a lifetime


it may well be the most valuable investment we ever make


the advantage of a squat rack is that it gives us the safety factor to "fall back" if we should find ourselves unable to rise or lose balance