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Wednesday, January 24. 2018

Lifting

13 Benefits of Weightlifting That No One Tells You About. That mini- article omits many benefits that resistance exercise provides as a component of a fitness program. One is simply resisting the muscular  deterioration of ageing, and another is posture.


A reminder: With weights, go heavy or you're wasting your time. You get your high-rep exercise with your calisthenics, some of which use hand weights and kettlebells. 


Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 15:14 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Can't really argue w/ those. Nice list.
#1 DrTorch on 2018-01-24 15:47 (Reply)
Agreed. Especially with #9. I have had back pain off and on since my teens, sometimes it has been debilitating. One year ago I started to add squat and deadlift to my routine, but only after watching a lot of Mark Rippetoe's videos and concentrating on perfect form.

I haven't had anything more than some stiffness/mild aches in my lower back in a year. I am careful not to over do it, and keep form and modest steady progress my focus.

Can't say I like it every workout, and motivation often is low, but similar to attending church, at the end of each session I feel better and am glad I did it.
#2 anon on 2018-01-24 17:20 (Reply)
My strength is up significantly and all I've used is 25lb dumbells. Need to buy some more weights. Reps are getting too high. I feel better and noticeable weight has moved from fat to chest/shoulder/arm muscle. Back stronger too.
#3 forest on 2018-01-24 20:36 (Reply)
Weight should be high enuf to keep max reps 10-12
#3.1 Bird Dog on 2018-01-25 07:04 (Reply)

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