Diabetics Can Benefit From A Weight Lifting Routine

Many individuals are aware that physical activity can help counteract against type 2 diabetes, but a specific weight lifting routine might be the most effective according to new research.

Particularly, exercise that involves both aerobic work and resistance training seems to be more effective for maintaining blood sugar than just performing one type of exercise, according to researchers.

This discovery is new and fresh, since "most other studies have looked at just one kind of exercise, either aerobic or resistance," mentioned Dr. Ronald J. Sigal, a lead researcher who is contributing to the study.

The research study can be seen in the September 18th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Part of the study included Sigal's team evaluating 251 people, between the ages of 39 and 70, all who are unfortunate sufferers of type 2 diabetes. These people also do not regularly exercise which is one of the factors of the research.

The subjects were put in 1 of 4 groups: individuals who did 45 minutes of aerobic exercise 3 times per week, individuals who did 45 minutes of weight training 3 times per week, individuals who did 45 minutes of both types of training 3 times per week (90 minutes total), and individuals who did not do any exercise whatsoever.

In a summary, the results showed that: "There is additional value to doing both resistance and aerobic exercise," Sigal confirmed. The subjects who performed exercise regularly in this manner had significant improvement in blood sugar control. Not to mention, a little exercise can be good for everyone, even those who don't have type 2 diabetes.

Take Breaks To Rebuild Muscle Between Weightlifting Exercises

Sufficient downtime is necessary for someone who is involved with intense weight training. The difference that occurs in your muscles due to regular weightlifting happens between workout sessions as your body recovers and gets used to the excessive training. Thus, sufficient downtime and a healthy diet are required for these progressive changes to happen.

The results that one gets from weightlifting exercises are at their peak when the muscles are given 1 to 2 days of recovery time between workout sessions. If you are to wait too little or too long before exercising again, then your muscles will not build as quickly as they should.

Another important thing to remember about weight lifting is that proper sleep is necessary. Keep in mind, however, that the amount of sleep one person might need may be different than what another person may need, and the specific activity or exercise is a factor as well. Someone who is new to weight training may first find that he or she must sleep more to come back from this new physical demand. When a new weightlifter becomes used to the higher amount of physical activity and the body starts to work more efficiently, then regular sleep habits will come back.

It is also important to remember that people who have a difficult time building muscle mass may require as much as ten hours of rest every night. Not enough rest is something that can slow down your weight-training progress.

Professionals From Nigeria Are Going For The Gold With Weightlifting Routines

7 women and 3 men who are professional weightlifters left Nigeria recently for Thailand, which is holding the World Weightlifting Championship this year. The competition, which also acts as a qualifier for the Olympics, starts on September 16th and ends on the 26th.

The female team from Nigeria consists of Onyeke Azike, Patience Lawal, Margaret Uwah, Agatha Ebudike, Bunmi Adekola, Adiza Bakare and Marian Usman. The male team from Nigeria consists of Yinka Aiyeiwa, Isiaku Aliu and Felix Ekpo.

Steve Olarinoye, who is the secretary of the Nigerian Weightlifting Federation, mentioned that the weightlifters have good spirits and much support.

According to Olarinoye, the two groups have been training in camp since the 29th of last month in order to be prepared for this competition. Their training was courtesy of the National Sports Commission (NSC), and it is very likely that these 10 individuals will have great results with their weightlifting routines. After this Sunday, everyone will have a much better idea.

Gold Medal Awarded to Ellyn Robinson at World Masters Weightlifting Championships

Last month, a gold medal was given to Ellyn Robinson at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Hungary. Robinson is a college graduate from 1992 and also works at Bridgewater State College as an associate professor of exercise science.

The championships lasted for more than 8 days and there were over 469 athletes competing from forty-two different countries. It was obvious that Robinson had some diverse athletes to compete with.

The gold medal from the World Masters Championships was not the only thing that she won this summer. Near the beginning of July, Robinson was awarded with a gold medal in Olympic weightlifting. This award was given to her in Texas at the Pan American Games. Robinson also coaches the Bridgewater State weightlifting team, which has a total of 25 participants.

Weightlifting Federation In Egypt Bans Duo

Weightlifting partners, Nahla Ramadan and Esmat Mansour, were recently banned indefinitely by Egypt's Weightlifting Federation for purposely missing the world championship preparation events.

"Their dues have been suspended. We will also sue them to get back all the money we have spent to prepare them since 2005," stated Fathi Zorqa, the federation's secretary general.

"We have also filed a complaint to Egypt's Attorney General in order to prevent Nahla and Esmat from traveling abroad."

Previous world champion Ramadan and potential champion Mansour were planning on competing for medals at the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing.

Unfortunately, the duo now has no possible chance of representing Egypt in the Olympic Games.

USA Weightlifting Director Found Dead During Chicago Visit

The executive director of USA Weightlifting, Rodger DeGarmo Jr., was discovered dead last week, according to the United States Olympic Committee. DeGarmo was thirty-eight years old.

Rodger was scouting a potential location for the 2009 Pan American Weightlifting Championships that is going to be held in Chicago. DeGarmo attended some meetings and site tours, and he met with some friends and associates for dinner the night before his death. He then proceeded to visit the residence of Mike Gattone, who was a former instructor for USA Weightlifting. It was at Gattone's home where he spent the night. His body was found motionless the very next morning.

"When he was found, it was apparently pretty clear he had already passed, but they called 911," Cecil Bleiker mentioned, who happens to be a spokesman for USA Weightlifting. "There was nothing that could be done."

"It caught everybody off guard," Bleiker mentioned. "He worked out ... he seemed so healthy."

It is still not clear how DeGarmo died but hopefully the results of an autopsy can help clear that up, according to Dennis Snethen, USA Weightlifting president.

"It's a great loss," Snethen mentioned, who happened to be with Rodget during the visit in Chicago. "Rodger was doing a great job as executive director of USA Weightlifting. ... He was enthusiastic, energetic and hard working and will be deeply, deeply missed."

DeGarmo holds the title for 1991 United States National Collegiate Champion in the 100 kg weight class. He represented Illinois State University with this title. In 1990, he was the United States champion in the 90 kg weight class for individuals under 23 years of age.