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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stair master has worked wonders for my butt & thighs. [/quote]

+1 stairmaster can be awesome for your legs (and butt, and core!) IF you do it correctly.

If any part of your arm (elbow, forearm, upper arm) is touching the machine, you're doing it wrong and wasting your time while also screwing up your back. Stand straight. Hands 100% free ideally. If truly necessary, hold the top of the machine gently with your hands out like you're pushing a shopping cart. NOT with your arms straight down locked and holding your body up. 80% of the people using the stairmaster at the gym are doing it so, so, so wrong.

Do it right by slowing down and taking breaks to work on your endurance. 
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Stairmaster PP - I don't hold on to the rail when I do it. I try to just let my arms swing in a natural motion. If I want to kick it up a notch, I put my arms behind my back. If I need a break, I just rest my wrists on the bar in front instead of holding onto to for dear life like I see some people doing. I hate when I see people all hunched over it. Like you said, total waste of time. [/quote]

Good job! :thumbup:  Seeing people use the stairmaster the right way makes me so happy - they are a rarity at my gym. Even if you're on the slowest setting for 1 minute at a time, it's WAY better than the people slumped over leaning on the machine at a higher speed. Just walk up it like you would a normal flight of stairs - it's an arms/hands free activity.

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