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Upper-body routine benefits both sexes BY NANCY COLE KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Do you have to be strong-armed into training your upper body? Many of us do, especially women. Most of us tend to focus on our lower bodies, while men tend to favor developing their upper bodies. Which gender has the winning strategy for a strong, sexy body? Maybe this is the one battle of the sexes where both genders can contribute equally to victory. It’s all out war for full body symmetry. Not just for aes thetic appeal, but for something more important: re maining injury free. If you’re beginning with your upper body, start with your shoulders. They permit more movement than any other joints. The shoulder joints need to re main flexible, strong and lubricated to help prevent in juries. A winning combination for sculpting shapely shoulders is the shoulder raise combo. It throws a lit tle wrench in your routine (a good thing). You’ll want to start out light — three- to six-pound weights — because form is critical. The weights will feel heavier with increasing repetitions. Looking straight ahead and standing with feet hip width apart, grasp light dumbbells in each hand with your palms facing in at your sides. With your chest out, abdominals tight and spine neutral, contract your shoulder blades and lift the weights up and in front of you just to shoulder height. Then, slowly lower your arms to your thighs. Without pausing, lift arms up and out to sides to shoulder height. Then, slowly lower your arms to the starting position. Complete for 12 to 15 repetitions. Worried about being the weaker sex just be cause your upper body is weak? You don’t need a shoulder to cry on — you can shoulder the bur den alone through effective training. You can get strong and sculpted while retaining your feminine wiles. And that upper body training you’ve been sweating will soon have you looking sensational. But keep up-the pace because men will be hot on your tail (1 mean trail). You’ll still have the advan tage, though. You can always drop your weights and stroke their egos. AL DIAZ/KRT CAMPUS Nancy Cole demonstrates the shoulder raise combo at the Body and Soul Fitness Club in Coral Gables, Fla. Men and women can enjoy the benefits of upper-body training. Destinations Cancun Florida Acapulco ’00* Of Student Hotel R«v**w* « Video*—A Spring Bren* Tr*v*i £ack»*fve K&t C*ne*« »*«*¥*** r«e Weans 9 '■ ***. •<■*> ***»$. fc* ■ TRAVEL Continued from page 2 tually cancelled the tour with SBT. SBT sales manager Andy Vance said SBT was more dependable than other online travel agents. “I think a lot of people have heard horror stories,” he said, adding that SBT had been in operation for 18 years and had won several awards for the quality of its service. Vance said students from USC were among the North Carolina-based company’s biggest customers. “We have a ton coming from South Carolina,” he I said. Colson said she would probably try to plan a trip again next year. “I think this is the first year we tried to get a whole lot of people to go together,” she said. “This is my first spring break with friends. I usually stay with my fatfdy.” Spring Break Travel, Inc., advertises trips to the Bahamas, Cancun, Jamaica, Florida, Nassau and Acapulco, selling from 15,000 to 20,000 vacation packages each year. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockneTvs@gwm.sc.edu -1 FACULTY, STAFF 110 SNOBlfS 1008 Baseball TiSKBT DlSTilBITlOl ^ ffi gjkXl 1 v ^ Jr m f\\ civ V.X vOs. X ^c**— ' jMARCH 13, 2005 @SARGE FRYE FIELD PICK UP WITH ID AT USC BOX OFFICE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AMD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2H 8:30AM-5:00PM