Amit Mukherjee
@amitmukherjee
In my entire personal network, I think I know only 1 person who actually lifts weights. Why is this? I wonder (1) what percentage of my friends regularly work out and don't talk about it and (2) what percentage of these people lift weights versus doing other stuff. I imagine it's (1) 50% and (2) 5-10%.
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✳️ dcposch on daimo
@dcposch.eth
it's sad because barbell strength training is the single most effective thing most people can do to improve their health that and cutting sugar
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Nicholas Charriere
@pushix
Is it better than cardio? Running / swimming / cycling?
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✳️ dcposch on daimo
@dcposch.eth
yes strength training is also cardio--during sessions, your heart rate is high and it has more permanent advantages. for example, cardio burns calories once. building strength burns calories forever--your resting metabolic rate goes up with your muscle mass still good to do both
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Varun Srinivasan
@v
from an all-cause mortality perspective, 2 hrs of cardio + 1 hr of weightlifting per week is the sweet spot for maximizing roi on time spent exercising based on a few longitudinal studies
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max ⚡
@maxp.eth
That's really interesting, would you happen to have a link to the study?
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osama
@osama
idk if @v was talking about this but most studies point to pretty much the same stuff -- https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/older_adults/index.htm
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