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VOLUME 123 ISSUE 6
ROCK THAT BODY
Lifting lighter might pay off
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Elizabeth Ault, a graduate student from Topeka, works with trainer Ehren Guntner Monday at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, Personal trainers at the fitness center met McMaster University's study with skichism
A recent study suggests that exercising with heavier weights doesn't necessarily result in more muscle gain.
BY JUSTINE PATTON jpatton@kansan.com
Lifting heavy weights may not be necessary to build large muscles or get a good workout after all.
A new study published by kinesiologists at McMaster University in Canada found that it could be just as useful to use lighter weights and do repetitions until muscles are tired.
The study compared samples of muscles from two groups of men. The first group did leg lifts using a weight that was 90 percent of their best lift; the second group used a weight that was 30 percent of their best lift. The participants in both groups benefited from the exercises. However, after comparing muscle samples, the individuals in the second group gained slightly more muscle.
Personal trainers at the Amber Student Recreation Center met the results with skepticism, however.
Personal trainer Ehren Guntert said the amount of weight an individual should work out with depends on the person's fitness goals.
Guntert, who has been a personal trainer at the recreation
center for six years, said that it was better to use lighter weights with more repetitions if an individual was trying to lose weight. Gunter stressed, however, that if people were trying to build muscle, they should use heavier weights with fewer repetitions.
"Using heavier weight is more of a body-sculpting tool," Guntert said. "Lower weights can be used
to produce more of a cardiovascular workout."
Jon Denning,
an other
personal trainer
atthe recreation
center,
exercising with
a lighter load
of weights
could produce
results, but not if exercisers did it all the time.
When Denning exercises, he said
"I feel this type of training works the body in a way that allows for both increased strength and increased endurance," Denning said. "This type of training is also very taxing and there will be an increased number of calories
"If you only used lighter loads, your body will adapt to this type of workout very quickly." Denning said. "So in order to keep your body guessing, you must also work out with heavier, more challenging loads."
he preferred lifting a combination of heavier and lighter weights and then adjusting the number of repetitions accordingly.
"If you only used lighter loads, your body will adapt to this type of workout very quickly."
JON DENNING Personal trainer
being burned, so alongside the right diet, this type of training can lead to a higher rate of fat loss."
Denning's.
Riley Judy, a senior from Shawnee, said he follows an exercise routine similar to
"Usually if I'm trying to bulk up and put more muscle on me, I'll use heavier weights with lower reps." Judy said. "That's what they tend to say works. But if I want my muscles to get more stamina, then I do more reps and lower weights."
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MONEY
Understand money now to keep it later
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ mholtz@kansan.com
At a hearing Monday at the Dole Institutes of Politics, Rep. Dennis Moore said improved financial literacy among Americans is essential to preventing a second financial crisis.
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held the hearing as part of its "End of Excess" series that it organized to examine key issues uncovered by the financial crisis. Monday's hearing, titled "Empowering Consumers: Can Financial Literacy Education Prevent Another Financial Crisis?" was the third and final hearing of the series.
"Will financial literacy, on
written testimonies on financial literacy programs from across the state.
its own, pre
vent the next
financial crisis?” asked
Moore, chairman of
the subcommittee. “Perhaps
not, but I
know if we
don’t do a
better job
promoting
The educational programs ranged from stock market simulation games for K-12 students to financial classes available to parents and married couples. Almost all 11 testimonies emphasized continued financial literacy education — from childhood through adulthood.
"There is a lack of understanding of our financial system out in the country," Moore said. "It would be a great gift to future generations in this country if we educate our children and grandchildren about this."
Assistant Vice Provost Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle presented a testimony focused on Student Mono
"There is a lack of understanding of our financial system out in the country."
financial education, that will only increase the likelihood of another crisis."
Salon Hawk owner Emily Wilis attaches a hair extension to Debbie Green of Lawrence Tuesday morning in the Kansas Union. Green said she is a regular customer of the salon, scheduling an appointment about once a month.
Eleven witnesses, including state officials, educators and a recent KU graduate, presented
DENNIS MOORE Kansas Rep.
Management Services, a new educational and outreach program designed for KU students.
Nemeth said financial literacy for college students was a
significant concern across the country. A study by the KU Financial Literacy Task Force
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CAMPUS
Salon Hawk attracts celebrity clients
BY KELLY MORGAN kmorgan@kansan.com
Emily Willis knows a thing or two about getting women ready for the spotlight.
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
Even with a busy schedule as the owner of Salon Hawk, located on the third floor of the Kansas Union, Willis finds time to style some high-profile clients. Models from Playboy Magazine, Maxim Magazine and CoverGirl Cosmetics have sought Willis' expertise in hair extensions.
"I've had people come from all over," Willis said. "I had one girl who traveled back and forth from Egypt come into the salon and get extensions."
Many of Willis' clients hear about her through friends or coworkers.
Debbie Green, a Salon Hawk client, said, "Her mother was doing my mother-in-law's hair and she said, 'You know, my daughter does that,' and convinced me to try it."
"A lot of models are given allowances and are put in charge of deciding where to go," Willis said. "They'll hear about me through word-of-mouth. In other cases, if a person is coming to me for medical reasons like hair loss, then medical that comes from a doctor's referral."
Willis said that networking also brings clients into the salon.
Although recommendations may first bring clients to Salon Hawk, it's Willis' work ethic that keeps them coming back.
"When dealing with the public,
personality is half of the battle," Joda Doudna, former Salon Hawk owner, said.
Willis said she had a set formula to help her arrive at a fair price for the extensions.
"It varies from person to person," Willis said. "Some people just want body, some people are wanting length and body."
Generally, it takes two hours for Willis to complete the extensions.
Another selling point to Willis' business is that she uses keratin protein bonds.
"My bonds are the only kind in
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Hair extensions are set aside Tuesday morning at Salon Hawk in the Kansas Union. Owner Emily Wills was working on a client, Debbie Green of Lawrence.
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
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