Articles for tag: Olympic Weightlifting

June 12, 2012

Christian Standard

What About Exercise?

By Dale Holzbauer A quick look at books, articles, and websites shows there are thousands of plans available for one who wishes to begin a basic training program to improve appearance, health, mobility, flexibility, and endurance. I have distilled what I have learned in more than 50 years of training into two easy-to-remember formulas that will help aspiring trainees. Fess Parker, of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone TV and Hollywood fame, was my hero as a kid. I use his first name to help me remember some important principles in training and exercising. F””Flexibility. Avoiding flexibility training in your exercise regimen is a huge mistake.

June 11, 2012

Christian Standard

From 90-Pound Weakling to Weight Lifter

By Dale Holzbauer The funeral director and I had been friends for many years. The man whose funeral service I had conducted was also my longtime personal friend. The official cause of death was a massive heart attack. As we made our way to the cemetery, the funeral director and I began to talk. “He was only 59 years old,” I said. “The family had to buy an extra-large casket,” replied the funeral director. The statistics are shocking. Obesity is the No. 2 cause of preventable death in the United States. One-fifth of the nation”s population, 20 years of age

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