Comments on: Weight training during pregnancy

By: simma

simma — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:01:49 +0000

You know, Laura, I think “Arvigo Therapy” is a load of new age horsecrap, but that doesn’t prompt me to discredit your entirety as a human being. I just disagree with you about Arvigo therapy.

People who are all or nothing about everything in life are a big problem and a real obstacle to effective exchange of information. How can you claim to agree with almost everything Krista says yet discredit all of it based on one point of disagreement that plays an almost negligible role in the article as a whole? Especially since that line was clearly an exaggeration for rhetorical effect?

OK, so your personal experiences disagree with that point. And I get that you object to what you perceive as Krista’s flippancy on the matter of uteruses falling out postpartum. And I get that you would like to argue for some merit to the folk viewpoint that one’s uterus will fall out (?) if a woman exercises postpartum. Wouldn’t it be more effective to rebut that point and provide your point of view without deciding that you have to discredit everything Krista has ever said and ever will say?

Sorry all–I realize I’m ranting, and tangentially at that, but that cultish mindset that insists that “those who do not agree with me 100% are worthless” is a particular peeve of mine. I find that it is a particularly prevalent mindset in the sphere of exercise/nutrition/health.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:05:08 +0000

Your comment about folk medicine being as presumptions as the tooth fairy in regards to the uterus falling out is naive. It is absolutely true that your uterus can fall and move around at any time or after you have a baby. A displaced uterus can cause all kinds of things, fibriods, endometriosis, etc. I thought that your article was very good and informative until that statement was made which immediately discredited you. I have suffered greatly from my uterus being out of place and falling and now that I know how to recognize when it is out of place and I know how to fix it I no longer have endo symptoms or issues. Please check out https://arvigotherapy.com/

By: Free Bodybuilding Exercise Programs

Free Bodybuilding Exercise Programs — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:07:45 +0000

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By: Hana

Hana — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:35:01 +0000

Thank you soo much for this article! I got pregnat at the beggining of my last semester at college so with all going on, I couldn’t keep up with my exercize routine. Now, I’m 23 weeks pregnant and gained more pounds that I should… I’m ready to go back to cardio exercizes and weight lifting – especially after reading this article.

By: kim

kim — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:31:38 +0000

Thank you so much!!! I’m an endurance triathlete and found out I was pregnant about 9 weeks in (I’m a little irregular…).

Anyway, my coach put me on a more limited workout schedule, running 30-45 minutes at a time, indoor cycling for 60 minutes, swims for 60 minutes and my regular core/weights regimine.

After reading tons of stuff that said I shouldn’t lift free weights and stick machines and blah blah I’ve spent the last three weeks miserable in the cybex room. But you’ve given me permission to go back with the boys!! I’m so happy!

My regular weight lifting is triathlon specific, and I took some time off altogether in the weeks prior to my last A race (which happened to be when I was 3 weeks pregnant–PR by 12 minutes and podium!!!).

I though you might be interested in something my coach said to me (she’s an RN, mother, and elite triathlete): Pregnancy can really effect your workouts, but if you listen to your body, your workouts will not effect your pregnancy. She’s right, I couldn’t dig deep right now for all the money in the world, its like there is a switch that went off and stops me.

Again, thanks for the reasonable, rational information!

By: Exercising while Pregnant - Typology Central

Exercising while Pregnant - Typology Central — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:55:31 +0000

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By: Organicgurugirl

Organicgurugirl — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:47:05 +0000

SOOOO happy to have come across this article. I’ve been looking for some type of weight program with my kettle bell while preggers. I am so happy I’ve found this.
Coming out of the first trimester and hoping my energy level itself back out.
This is our second child and the energy level this time ZAPPED….I try to at least workout twice a week.
Thanks again for the great article!!!

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Wednesday 5/26/10 « CrossFit Amplify — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:10:13 +0000

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By: Motherhood Paleo-style, Part 1 | PaleoChix

Motherhood Paleo-style, Part 1 | PaleoChix — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:40:40 +0000

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By: workouts for women

workouts for women — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:02:44 +0000

This is definitely one of the best articles I’ve read out there. It is filled with vital information. Your statemant about being fit even before getting pregnant is so right on. I was pregnant again at 40 back in 2006, and my first child was born 20 yrs. prior… I gave birth without medical intervention, thank God I had always been in great shape, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to achieve my desire of a natural childbirth. Thanks to women like you who continue to inspire women everywhere. Thanks for this article.