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Personal Trainer 13-Feb-2011 At 7:27:08 PM Gravity

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On 13/02/2011 egosan wrote:
>The strength of a muscle is roughly proportional to its cross sectional
>area. That is a square. The weight of a muscle is proportional to its
>volume. That is a cube. Building lean muscle mass will only decrease your
>power to weight ratio. Wear the lead. f--- all those beefy dudes, you
>will live longer than them anyway.

Thanks. That's a really good reply. I guess I don't understand the 'power to weight ratio' equation of what I am trying to do, which is why I was seeking a rockclimbing trainer rather than an average personal trainer that gets you to bulk up with high weight, low reps and protein powder etc. The consensus seems to be building that I should just get over it and wear the weights though. Maybe I'm being too precious about all this...