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Do you even lift bro?


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Do you even lift bro?  

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  1. 1. How often do you exercise?

    • never
    • daily, cardio based
    • daily, weighlifting based
    • every other day, cardio based
    • every other day, weighlifting based
  2. 2. Do you think regular exercise would benefit the average arb worker?



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No, don't lift, don't do anything except work. Very recently my weeks have been light though not through my own volition. I could have trained, but I didn't know this was gonna happen. Past 5 years been working 60-100 hours per week. Training under such circumstances is futile, or worse, counter productive. 

 

That said, training is/ was my passion. Perhaps not training per se, but pushing the body in different ways. Becoming better, faster, stronger. Trained obsessively in my early 20's for about 6 years nearly 7 days a week. Got back into it a bit in my late 20's early 30s and late 30's but work commitments wouldn't allow it. I'm an all or nothing person so I couldn't give my all so I gave nothing. 

 

However, I always have training in my mind as something to be a part of my life if work allows. Not steady state cardio, although it has its merits, but more resistance training, strength training and interval high intensity training. I'm all about functional fitness. 

 

Strength training has been proven to increase/ sustain bone density, exacerbate neurogenisis (yes that's right you're less likely to get altzheimers/ parkinsons etc if you train) and it will stimulate the pituitary gland to produce hormones at reduced declining rate as you age, especially if you eat a good amount of cholesterol, protein, fat and electrolytes throughout your days and rest adequately. 

 

Most guys who are "shredded" and "natural" are drug users, especially if they are in that state all year round. Reason being, you can't maintain a high level of training and testorone output unless you have at least 20% body fat or more. This is why natural power lifters are always bulky and not shredded.

 

Anyway, yes, training can and will help anyone at any age if done correctly, incrementally, with proper diet and REST. Very hard to do if you run your own business or you are a ground worker. Possibly doable if you are a climber. 

 

Peace out. 

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No, don't lift, don't do anything except work. Very recently my weeks have been light though not through my own volition. I could have trained, but I didn't know this was gonna happen. Past 5 years been working 60-100 hours per week. Training under such circumstances is futile, or worse, counter productive. 
 
That said, training is/ was my passion. Perhaps not training per se, but pushing the body in different ways. Becoming better, faster, stronger. Trained obsessively in my early 20's for about 6 years nearly 7 days a week. Got back into it a bit in my late 20's early 30s and late 30's but work commitments wouldn't allow it. I'm an all or nothing person so I couldn't give my all so I gave nothing. 
 
However, I always have training in my mind as something to be a part of my life if work allows. Not steady state cardio, although it has its merits, but more resistance training, strength training and interval high intensity training. I'm all about functional fitness. 
 
Strength training has been proven to increase/ sustain bone density, exacerbate neurogenisis (yes that's right you're less likely to get altzheimers/ parkinsons etc if you train) and it will stimulate the pituitary gland to produce hormones at reduced declining rate as you age, especially if you eat a good amount of cholesterol, protein, fat and electrolytes throughout your days and rest adequately. 
 
Most guys who are "shredded" and "natural" are drug users, especially if they are in that state all year round. Reason being, you can't maintain a high level of training and testorone output unless you have at least 20% body fat or more. This is why natural power lifters are always bulky and not shredded.
 
Anyway, yes, training can and will help anyone at any age if done correctly, incrementally, with proper diet and REST. Very hard to do if you run your own business or you are a ground worker. Possibly doable if you are a climber. 
 
Peace out. 
Well thank you for your words of wisdom forestboy I have only trained for twenty years so these were great pointers
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