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'Exercised' Explains Why It Can Be Hard to Commit to Working Out

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Post by jonas_schmitt »

throw7 wrote: post #78

"Do mostly cardio, but also some weights." Disagree. I'd recommend the opposite, do mostly weights and some cardio. You don't need to buy equipment, barbells etc., bodyweight exercises is weight/strength training. However, both should be done! Cardio is good for your heart. But it's easy and healthy enough to maintain a good aerobic fitness just once a week. Weight training keeps you burning calories and I think stre…

You still should not confuse your own anecdotal experience with actual evidence. Of course some strength training is beneficial, but the majority of the studies that I've seen rather promote the claim that sufficient cardio exercise is the cornerstone of a long and healthy life. Some recent papers that immediately come to my mind:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28365296/

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/40/1/34/5193508

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/40/19905

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Post by labawi »

snayan wrote: post #192
labawi wrote: post #180

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I think it's important to note, that not all activities someone could call running are good for the body, and not all are bad for the body. You can break bricks karate style and be fine, if you build up and take it slow and steady. You can also just tap or lift bricks 1k, 10k times per day and be fine. However it won't end well if you use bad form, try to go max on day 1 (didn't build up), or try to break 1k bricks/d…

This is true, like anything, you need to build up to it. I lived an entirely sedentary lifestyle for the first 30 years of my life, hated all sport and physical activity. Dated a girl who taught me the joys of exercise and movement and I've been hooked on running for the past 4 years. Takes some time to build up a base, and of course you need to be careful if you are quite heavy initially like I was. If you just list…

> lighter footfall is likely minimizing impact on joints somehow

Simple: less stress (impact) => less damage (impact).

Listening to you body helps a lot. You body will (usually) tell you when you're doing something wrong, but it can be hard to understand.

I wanted to warn, because misconceptions like: I'm running => running is good for body => I'm doing good for body, even though my knees hurt every time; they can ruin many knees. Usually it won't get far, but there are always those who push.

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Post by TACIXAT »

the_only_law wrote: post #115
TACIXAT wrote: post #106

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I've done calisthenics for a lot of my life, I'm lean and strong (6'1" 160lbs). 50lbs is a lot and would be a serious gain even with weights unless you're really thin. I would focus more on ability, can you do 10 pull ups? Can you do 10 sets of 10 pull ups in a day? Can you do 50 body weight squats? Can you do 20 sets of 50 body weight squats in a day? Get those numbers up rather than having a weight goal.

Maybe. I used to be a lot more active than I was before and my primarily sedentary life doesn’t help. I’m the same height as you, but 30-40 pounds less. I’m not sure how worried I should be at this weight. Too add, while many people in are rather thin (I mentioned my brother). My father is pretty well built nowadays. Although he was also thin in his younger days, he managed to get into the Marine Corp later, so I ima…

If you're my height you can for sure get to 175 with calisthenics. It'll take a while but you'll be building amazing functional strength in that time.

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Post by tcoff91 »

tra3 wrote: post #210
tcoff91 wrote: post #207

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I am rather early on in the program but I’m mainly doing it for my hip moreso than my knees but so far I definitely notice an increase in knee stability and my ankle mobility is incredible. In life and in sports you cannot always avoid having your knees go past your toes, so gradually building the capacity for your knees and ankles to allow your knees to support you when they are past the toes makes sense to me. Ever…

Fantastic. Appreciate the personal feedback. I do have mild hip and knee issues so I wanna address them before they get worse. How long does his program take, in other words how long do you spend a week on this?

I'm doing the knee ability zero program. Currently I spend about 40-45 mins 3 times a week doing the program. It's 15 mins warm-up with backwards walking and then about 25-30 mins of exercises. I'm sure if I was more efficient and didn't take as long of rests between things I could shave significant time off of that. Depending on where you are at in the progression it's shorter or longer. I'm not yet at the stage where I can do the patrick step-up to full ankle bend so I'm not yet doing the ATG split squat. So as you progress the time commitment gets a little longer as you meet the requirements to begin certain exercises. This time is including various stretches that are included as part of the workout and which I view as a key element of the program.

There are also additional upper-body and off-day stretching routines that you can do on off-days, but I am personally just doing yoga on off-days so I can't give you a review of those aspects of the program.

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Post by myactivetribe »

torresmo wrote: post #118
the_only_law wrote: post #103

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> I'd recommend the opposite, do mostly weights and some cardio. You don't need to buy equipment, barbells etc., bodyweight exercises is weight/strength training. Is this, along with diet, sufficient to put on weight? I really need to gain 50 or so pounds at least and have never been able to do so. Even my brother, who routinely works out now is still pretty thin for his height. I've had a lot of people tell me you h…

You definitely need proper diet to put on weight, and lift heavy weights. I was always skinny pretty much all my life, and I was able to gain 5-10 pounds of lean mass during last year (mostly summer). Because of Covid, I had to move outdoors, and discovered calisthenics. That changed everything. I feel so much more motivated to work out now. During the summer I used to go to Stanley Park (Vancouver) and stayed there…

Yes Lactose intolerance is very common. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534631/#:~:text=Resear...)

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Post by hntrader »

gonehome wrote: post #206
dxhdr wrote: post #205

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> The main finding from an admittedly quick look is that drinking artificially sweet soda may encourage people to eat more calories and gain weight. If you're controlling your calorie intake then that's irrelevant. It's relevant because controlling caloric intake without relying on the bodies natural hunger signals seems to be close to impossible for most people. The alternative is to ignore your gnawing stomach all…

On a level of societal risk I understand and agree with you. On an individual level where diet soda is replacing regular soda, or where diet soda is used as a treat when controlling caloric intake otherwise I find the generic “diet soda is bad for you” to be misleading enough to be wrong. The “woo” is that usually it’s not some commentary about artificial sweeteners increasing caloric intake, but some nonsense about…

Diet soda (aspartame) does nasty work to the brain. It's best to avoid totally.

Large observational study referenced in this article:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-red-light-distri...

Some decent primary sources in this article, specifically interventional animal model studies:

https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/artificial-sweeteners-the-...

This interventional study was ended early on ethical grounds because the depression caused by diet soda was too severe:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8373935/

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