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hello!
my name is andrew magana.
i am 18 years old and weigh 245 lbs.
i am looking to lose weight.
i just bought a resistance tube kit from sears which has light, medium, and heavy levels of resistance.
i am trying to use the light one for all my exercises even military press and it feels like it is going to snap.
please help me with this issue.
Thanks,


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Hi Andy, thanks for your question and sorry for the delayed response.

Unfortunately I've never used nor am I familiar with Sears exercise equipment!

Sorry I can't be more helpful— I just have no way of telling you if it'll snap or not!

- Charles

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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.

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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

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Over 1000 published articles, and numerous TV and Radio Appearances

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B.Sc Sport Sociology, University of New York Albany Master of Sport Sciences (MSS) from the ISSA

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