{"id":1983,"date":"2013-01-15T08:21:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T08:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/01\/15\/lifting-weights-and-craps\/"},"modified":"2013-01-15T08:21:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T08:21:54","slug":"lifting-weights-and-craps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/01\/15\/lifting-weights-and-craps\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifting Weights and craps…"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSo, as most people do on the beginning of the year, we want to lose some weight. I’ve started to lift weights again, vowing to be more consistent. I’m wondering, does lifting weights have any detrimental effects on our throws? I’m still new enough to not quite catch the difference if there is. I, as a pool player, however can tell my stroke is off when I do intense lifting, so I’m thinking the same thing happens to my craps throw. has anyone experienced this? any thoughts?<\/p>\n

\t…and I lift intensely.<\/p>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> OneMoonCircles on January 18, 2013, 5:39 am<\/p>\n

I am a pool player also and I’d bet that your throw will be off as well.<\/p>\n

\tOneMoonCircles<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> AlamoTx on January 19, 2013, 4:06 pm<\/p>\n

I have been lifting weights all my life. The increased muscle tone and co-ordination you will get from weight lifting will be helpful to you in the long run. Even golfers are lifting in today’s sports world. <\/p>\n

\tThe caveat to a weight lifter is this: Do not, for example do an arms day in the morning and then head to the tables right after your workout. Depending on your age, you should not be lifting weights everyday anyway. There will be a natural recovery period of up to 72 hours. If your muscles are palpably sore after that, you are overtraining. I go ahead and practice even on a lifting day. I"ve found that if I wait a few hours before practicing, after a workout, I’ll be able to have a meaningful practice. The first two or three practice throws may be a little aggressive, but you can settle in and adjust. When I go to the casinos, I do not lift weights for the 2 day period before the day I am traveling to the venue. I do not lift weights while I am in a live play environment. I have continued my weight training right through my GTC adventures, and there is no downside. If you are new to weight training, be sure to learn how to warm up and what your limits are. If you injure a hand, wrist, shoulder, etc., that will impact your game. Don’t use the fear of being ‘off’ due to weight training as an excuse to continue risking your good health by being overweight. Good luck.<\/p>\n

\tAlamo<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> The WoW Man on January 19, 2013, 10:01 pm<\/p>\n

Well put Alamo, I concur.<\/p>\n

\tCatch you later!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Rival on January 21, 2013, 7:35 am<\/p>\n

great input alamo, thanks. will be sure to not lift days before going to a casino. i’m still moderately young, young enough that it’s still the thing to do to hit the gym. I aim to drop 50lbs of fat by july. LOL. gotta stick to a clean diet. okay, thanks guys.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted by:<\/strong> Dominator on January 29, 2013, 6:25 pm<\/p>\n

I lift and have all my life. I do cardio as well. Doesn’t seem to be a problem with me …. <\/p>\n

\tDominator<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Mr Finesse on February 19, 2013, 12:54 am<\/p>\n

Standing at a craps table and throwing the dice is a physical activity and any type of conditioning including lifting weights will only make you better at it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted by:<\/strong> Stealthman on February 19, 2013, 4:41 am<\/p>\n

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"Dominator" wrote:<\/strong> I lift and have all my life. I do cardio as well. Doesn’t seem to be a problem with me …. <\/p>\n

\tDominator<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tBut as AlamoTx alluded to, if you overlift the results might be surprising.<\/p>\n

\tLet us say you do your normal set of reps at X# 10 reps, 3 rounds. <\/p>\n

\tNow for some reason you wish to push and today you do your normal routine, but you do it with X# plus 50%. <\/p>\n

\tNow do your normal dice session and see if there is a difference!<\/p>\n

\tJust wondering.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Dominator on February 21, 2013, 11:09 pm<\/p>\n

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"Stealthman" wrote:<\/strong> [quote="Dominator"]I lift and have all my life. I do cardio as well. Doesn’t seem to be a problem with me …. <\/p>\n

\tDominator<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tBut as AlamoTx alluded to, if you overlift the results might be surprising.<\/p>\n

\tLet us say you do your normal set of reps at X# 10 reps, 3 rounds. <\/p>\n

\tNow for some reason you wish to push and today you do your normal routine, but you do it with X# plus 50%. <\/p>\n

\tNow do your normal dice session and see if there is a difference!<\/p>\n

\tJust wondering.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tI have pushed myself that way, and honestly, I don’t see a difference in my throws. I actually like the effect of the pushing.<\/p>\n

\tDominator<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Posted by:<\/strong> Mr Finesse on February 26, 2013, 4:47 pm<\/p>\n

One important aspect of lifting weights is flexibility. When you finish you work out it is vital that you stretch out to remain flexable. If you are doing bench presses you should then do a reverse push-up to stretch out your pecks, this will keep the flexibility.<\/p>\n

\tFlexibility is important when you are tossing the dice, we want to be firm but not tight when the dice are being put into motion.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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