Strength Training Expert to Give Presentation on Campus Thursday
Jim Stoppani, owner of Sports Nutrition Dietary Supplements JYM and an authority on strength training, will give a presentation titled "Strength Training Science in the New Millennia: Busting Old Training Myths with Dr. Jim Stoppani" from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Graduate Education Building auditorium, Room 166, on the University of Arkansas campus.
Stoppani holds a doctorate in exercise physiology from the University of Connecticut with post-doctorate training from Yale University School of Medicine.
The talk is free and open to the public but registration is requested by emailing hydrationscience@gmail.com.
There are many rules and beliefs in fitness that seem to be based on sound science; yet, when the true and current science is exposed, they no longer hold up, according to Stoppani, including:
- You can't and shouldn't train a muscle every day.
- Fasted cardio burns more fat.
- Cardio needs to be done separately from weights.
- Doing 8 to 10 repetitions per set is the "sweet spot" for muscle growth.
- Working out once a day is enough for health.
- Be careful of overtraining.
These topics and others will be covered and broken down.
Stoppani will stay to meet people after the talk.
For more information about Stoppani, visit his website.
Contacts
Heidi S. Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu