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ASK M&F
Burning
Questions
Our experts answer
the fitness queries
that are keeping you
up at night.
“I heard it’s bad to
roll my shoulders
when I’m doing
shrugs, but a lot
of guys do it. How
bad could it be?”
—HANS
A :
S ANGELES
“IT’S A terrible idea,”
says Mike Geremia, a
certified personal trainer
working in New York City who also
serves as technical adviser on
M&F photo shoots. “It’s like getting
shitfaced and texting your ex at
3:30 in the morning. In short:
Rolling forward mimics the upper-
cross syndrome that we try so
hard to eliminate in most people.”
The upper-cross syndrome refers
to tightness in the upper traps and
pecs—a problem most desk jockeys
Q :
A :
are susceptible to because of all
those hours they spend hunched
over a computer. Mimicking terrible
posture under load increases the
risk of injury to the shoulders and
neck even more, says Geremia,
who recommends you shrug the
old-fashioned way—straight up and
down. “If you want to roll your
shoulders, pop in a Jane Fonda
tape from 1984.”
“I often put raw eggs into my protein shakes. How
bad is the salmonella risk, really?” —DAVE R., SPRINGFIELD, MA
According to nutritionist
David L. Katz, M.D. (david
katzmd.com), “The absolute risk
is low, but it is real. If there is
salmonella in the barnyard, it can
get on the eggs, and when the eggs
are cracked, it can get in. Cooking
kills it.” Salmonella poisoning might
entail a week’s worth of cramps
and diarrhea and could also lead to
Reiter syndrome, which can cause
chronic arthritis.
PAVEL YTHJALL