Fit body for Fit Mind

Name
Email
Subject
Comment *
File	Select/drop/paste files here
* = required field	[▶ Show post options & limits] Confused? See the FAQ.

File: 1434876282652.png (275.35 KB, 1024x1487, 1024:1487, 1434356145645.png)

Fit body for Fit Mind Asatruar 06/21/15 (Sun) 08:44:42 No.6057

Resistance training to maintain and improve lean body mass has the most benefits

Cardiovascular health benefits best from weight training; more than endurance cardiovscular

>They found that men with high grip strength had a decreased risk of mortality; 23 percent lower for every 1 standard deviation (15 kg) increase in grip strength.

>Women with higher grip strength had a 19 percent decreased risk of mortality for every 1 standard deviation (10 kg) increase in grip strength.

https://archive.is/PDuQR

>Researchers used to think that overweight elderly people had a higher risk of dying, but recent studies have shown that both overweight and underweight elderly people are more likely to die. More and more epidemiologists are therefore coming to the conclusion that it’s not bodyweight that determines how long you are likely to live, but lean body mass.

https://archive.is/sdYgw

>We have shown that using typical resistance machines—three days a week at a moderate intensity (65 percent of your 10-repetition maximum) for three sets and 10 repetitions can lead to heart benefits," says Collier. He also adds that one should complete reps at a slow rate to get the most effective workout from the equipment.

https://archive.is/2teqV

Asatruar 06/27/15 (Sat) 08:09:39 No.6199

File: 1435392579352.pdf (2.08 MB, CM Reprint.pdf)

I'll just leave this here

Asatruar 06/28/15 (Sun) 23:39:08 No.6218

Everyone should exercise and improve their body. Jacked or lean, Otter-mode or Arnold, just get yourself some good /fit/ness.

Asatruar 06/29/15 (Mon) 11:21:04 No.6229

I'm going to say that typical resistance machines should not form the bulk of one's training - get your heavy(ish) barbell compound movements done - but I'm behind the OP in the spirit of this thread. There are several reasons I think people should be interested in strength training and should put get some decent heavy physical work done:

-It's fun, honestly it's incredibly satisfying to do and progress at

-Train smartly and avoid injury and you'll decrease your risk of attaining injuries in general by virtue of strengthening not only your musculature, but your bones and connective tissue as well

-It doesn't just make you stronger, there is far more "carry-over" from strength training to endurance than there is from endurance training to strength (not that you should perform no cardio, but that lifting weights does not produce one-dimensional results as many think it does)

-It makes you look better, a small point but worth noting nonetheless

-Obviously, it makes you stronger which is worthwhile in and of itself

Asatruar 06/29/15 (Mon) 11:30:27 No.6230

>>6229

I should add as a note: Some are tempted to think "it is better to be able to carry things over distances, do some gymnastics movements, etc than to simply be able to press large weights overhead or squat x*bodyweight" and perhaps so. They might think "it's better to be good at CrossFit than at powerlifting" for example, and perhaps so. HOWEVER, don't fall into the trap of thinking that training must always emulate the desired performance. Top CrossFitters do not use WoDs as the basis of their training, they do not always do in training what competition has them do. The basis of their training is weightlifting, because it's the building block of what makes them able to do what they do and because it's possible to intelligently and purposefully program training based on low-mid rep range basic movements with a plan for progression. Saying "do shit that makes you kinda tired and sore every day and take a day off sometimes" is not effective.