In the study of logic a syllogism is a proposition that’s made up of three parts including a major premise, a minor premise, and an inescapable conclusion. For example, “All men are mortal (major premise), Socrates is a man (minor premise), Socrates is mortal (conclusion). Let’s try one more before going on. “All mortals die (major premise), all men are mortals (minor premise), all men die (conclusion).
With that introduction let’s have a look at the syllogism upon which OPYOW is built. Here’s how it goes. “All kids who can do at least one pull up have BMI scores lower than 30 (major premise), Jack and Jill can both do at least one pull up (minor premise), so Jack and Jill have BMI scores lower than 30 (conclusion). And according to the conventional experts (AMA, CDC, AAP, ETC.) anyone with a BMI score of lower than 30 (including Jack and/or Jill) is NOT OBESE!
“That’s all well and good,” said the Devil’s Advocate, “but your major premise must have scientific evidence, data, a.k.a. facts backing it up. Where’s your evidence? Where’s your data? Where are your facts?” Glad you asked Mr. DA. Please allow me to introduce you to the facts that underwrite our major premise and OPYOW.
Retention (20%)
For starters, we measured 1575 second, third, and fourth graders at Galloway Elementary School in Channahon, IL for height, body weight, and the ability to perform pull ups. Of the 1575 students we found that 517 were able to do at least one pull up.
Then we calculated BMI scores for those 517 students and found that 517 out of 517 had BMI scores lower than 30. So according to this data, for kids who can do at least one pull up, the odds of being obese are currently 0 out of 517. This is the initial data, the evidence, the cold hard facts underwriting our major premise and OPYOW.
The kids in this group fall into what we call the RETENTION category because all they have to do is eat and exercise in ways that allow them to retain (or maintain) the ability to do at least one pull up and they’re naturally immunizing themselves against obesity for life.
Prevention (60%)
“Now that’s all well and good for that upper 20% of kids who can do at least one pull up,” said the Devil’s Advocate. “But what about the other 80% who can’t? How do they fit into this macho scenario of yours?” Glad you asked Mr. DA. Here are the facts related to that part of the issue.
For starters you’re right that only about 20% of kids are currently strong enough and light enough to do at least one pull up. (Galloway was unusual in this regard.) On the other end there’s another 20% whose excess body weight is enough to prevent them from doing any. But that leaves 60% in the middle who are currently not obese, yet they lack the upper body pulling strength to be able to do any pull ups. Statistically these students are at-risk of becoming obese if we/they fail to take systematic, preventative action.
However, if you expose this particular 60% to a height adjustable pull up bar, and a technique called leg assisted pull ups (jumping and pulling at the same time) twice a week, most of them will learn to do at least one pull up in a predictable amount of time (i.e. one school year). In fact we currently have between 1200 and 1500 students here in the western suburbs of Chicago who are making weekly, documented progress (creating reams of data) towards learning to physically pull their own weight and naturally immunizing themselves against obesity for life as long as they eat and exercise in ways that allow them to maintain the ability.
Once they learn to do at least one pull up we revert to the syllogism upon which OPYOW was built. “All kids who can do at least one pull up have BMI scores lower than 30 so they’re not obese (major premise). Jack, Jill, and all those who have joined them can do at least one pull up (minor premise), Jack and Jill and those who have joined them have BMI scores lower than 30 so they’re not obese.”
Rehabilitation, Motivation, and Relentless Persistence
Now there’s that final 20% of kids whose excess body weight prevents them from being able to do any pull ups. This group will not only have to increase their upper body pulling strength (like the prevention group had to do), but they’ll also have to adjust their eating and exercise habits in order to reduce their body fat enough to make weekly, documented progress with their leg assisted pull ups.
But if they’re motivated enough to at least start, the weekly progress will gradually inflame their confidence and motivation. And if their confidence and motivation builds to the point that they actually commit to learning to pull their own weight, they’ll eventually run out of leg assistance and be able to do at least one pull up.
At this point they will have lowered their BMI score to below 30 because as we know, kids who can do at least one pull up have BMI scores of lower than 30. In the process, they will have naturally immunized themselves against obesity for life as long as they eat and exercise in ways that allow them to maintain the ability.
This group will undoubtedly require more time, more determination, and more persistence than the previous group. But if they’re motivated enough to persist, they too will win the war against obesity once and for all. With this group it all comes down to three factors. They include motivation, motivation, and motivation.
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