Weight Training Invaluable

The benefits of weight training are invaluable. Besides the increasing of strength, there is a much greater feeling of confidence in the athlete. Any physical weakness is corrected and the risk of injury is greatly reduced.

"Being muscle bound" is a fallacy associated with weight training and lifting. In fact, the weight trainer is more supple, dexterous and has a quicker reaction time than the ordinary run of people.

Most probably, the prejudice against women in athletics is merely a cultural one, since there is no scientific evidence to support the old wives' tales. No women should be apprehensive about taking up athelties, or afraid of training hard because of these old bogies. The fact is that, in general, women are more robust than men, and can bear a greater strain.

Is it that the male's feelings of inferiority are manifested in these prejudices? After all, how many men can run the 100 yards in 10.3, put the women's shot 55 feet, or high-jump 6 feet—which are the present women's records!

B.G.R.