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When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

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Re: When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

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Why so snarky? Those two do not contradict eachother

Probably not the best delivery, but perhaps use of anabolic steroids in bodybuilding could have a counteracting detrimental effect to the brain ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000632231... ).

Do these studies control for the fact that only dumbasses take anabolic steroids? :)

Re: When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

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Why so snarky? Those two do not contradict eachother

It's a lazy and dated stereotype. I know a lot of very intelligent people who spend a great deal of time lifting heavy things. In fact, there's a joke around our campus that the engineering school needs its own fitness center due to the overall buffness of the students.

It’s almost like people are different, right? lol

In my experience, a lot of really fit engineers see it as another optimization problem, which is an interesting way to look at working out.

I’ve been trying to adopt that mindset.

Re: When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

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Why so snarky? Those two do not contradict eachother

It's a lazy and dated stereotype. I know a lot of very intelligent people who spend a great deal of time lifting heavy things. In fact, there's a joke around our campus that the engineering school needs its own fitness center due to the overall buffness of the students.

Can call it the "character creation points limit fallacy".

Re: When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

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post #9

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It's a lazy and dated stereotype. I know a lot of very intelligent people who spend a great deal of time lifting heavy things. In fact, there's a joke around our campus that the engineering school needs its own fitness center due to the overall buffness of the students.

It’s almost like people are different, right? lol In my experience, a lot of really fit engineers see it as another optimization problem, which is an interesting way to look at working out. I’ve been trying to adopt that mindset.

Careful, you'll get scorn from those who think you should be spending that time doing leetcode. How could you be any good at your job when you're flexing and sweating all the time?

Re: When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

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A brisk one our walk or hill climb of a few lifts of a 10-15lb weight weight set does wonders for reducing anxiety, stopping stiffness and soreness, getting the brain thinking.

The whole body is a thinking system with nerves and muscles that need feedback to work as well.

Re: When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

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Probably not the best delivery, but perhaps use of anabolic steroids in bodybuilding could have a counteracting detrimental effect to the brain ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000632231... ).

What percentage of people going to the gym takes steroids ?

In the US, between 15% - 30% according to https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1484557/

I would guess this number is higher today

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