Charles can answer questions related to any of the following areas; general fitness, athletics, weight training, strength sports, personal trainers, personal training, health and wellness, weight/fat loss, and bodybuilding.
Experience
His colleagues call him an iconoclast, a visionary, a rule-breaker. His clients call him "The Secret Weapon" for his ability to see what other coaches miss. Charles calls himself a "geek" who struggled in Phys Ed throughout school. Whatever you call him, Charles' methods are ahead of their time and quickly produce serious results. His counter-intuitive approach and self-effacing demeanor have lead to appearances on NBC's The TODAY Show and The CBS Early Show. Charles has worked with a myriad of high profile clients from Olympic and professional athlete's to business professionals and laymen in reaching their fitness goals. Currently, Charles competes in Olympic-style weightlifting on the master's circuit, with a goal of qualifying for the 2009 Master's World Championships in Sydney, Australia
Organizations
ISSA
Publications
Over 1000 published articles, and numerous TV and Radio Appearances
Education/Credentials
B.Sc Sport Sociology, University of New York Albany
Master of Sport Sciences (MSS) from the ISSA
My family recently bought a work out machine and it does many different things to help the muscles all over the body. from biceps to quadriceps. I am 16 years old and weigh about 105 kg (230 lbs). The machine has weights ranging from 5 kg (11 lbs) to 90 kg (198 lbs) (getting 5 kg heavier by each bar).
I would like to know with which weight would be the best to start working out. Should I be able to do the exercises fast and easily or should it be heavy so that I can only do each exercise only about 10 times and give it a lot of strength and power?
I started with 10 kg (22 lbs) and my plan was/is to make it heavier each week, I am at 15 kg (33 lbs) right now.
Please give me advise on which level I should stick to or how often I should level up to harder weight.
Thank you.
Answer Hi David, thanks for your question.
Start out light- even if it's too light. With each repeat, add a small amount of additional resistance. Build up gradually over weeks and months. Within several weeks, you should be using weights which are very difficult for (say) sets of 8-12 reps
