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The benefits of weightlidting are very marginal compared to cardio. There’s very little weifhtlifting does anything for your body besides getting stronger. Card

by mruts 8y ago

The benefits of weightlidting are very marginal compared to cardio. There’s very little weifhtlifting does anything for your body besides getting stronger. Cardio on the other hand increases cognitive performance, life expectancy, decreases chances of getting dementia and parkinson’s.

all2 8y ago
Have you ever done squats or deadlifts? For reps or volume (overall weight moved)? It gets your heart going. My best 2 mile time (14:11) came after doing a month straight of the Stronglift 5x5 routine. I didn't run once the month before. A good heavy lift is cardio and strength training.
- jamiecurle 8y ago
  I agree but I think it is worth pointing out the two activities (cardio vs lifting) use different energy pathways (aerobic vs anaerobic). You almost certainly know that, so my comment is aimed at giving other readers some deeper context. I routinely hit 180bpm deadlifting and squatting.
  - all2 8y ago
    Ah, I apologize. Good call on adding context. In light of that my above comment is not so useful.
  - stormthebeach 8y ago
    It's also worth pointing out that no energy pathway acts alone. You're always using all of them in some degree, but a particular activity will use one of them over the others. You will strengthen them in conjunction, though what you focus on will improve the most.
- glangdale 8y ago
  It is not. At least the slow lifts are too restrictive on blood flow. Fred Hatfield did claim that Olympic lifting did interesting/good things for ejection fraction (IIRC) but these lifts have very little time under tension so are a different animal. I would suspect you were reasonably fit before, needed some more leg strength to hit your peak speed, and didn't lose too much cardio from not doing it for a month.
jamiecurle 8y ago
This may be a random link[1] to a page on the internet, but this author seems to have picked out a lot of benefits and whilst the page is aimed at seniors, much can apply to adults in general. [1]: https://runrepeat.com/weightlifting-benefits-seniors https://runrepeat.com/weightlifting-benefits-seniors
leoh 8y ago
I'm far more into cardio that weightlifting but your comment that weightlifting "does [nothing]... besides getting stronger" is demonstrably false. > All participants were given cognitive tests at the beginning and end of the study and 12 months after they finished the study. The group that did the weight training scored significantly higher at the end of the study than at the beginning and retained that gain at 12 months. The gain in test scores was also greatest for those who had the greatest gains in strength. The scores of the group who performed stretching exercises declined somewhat. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/weight-training-may-boost-brain-power https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/weight-training...
SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
What's funny with this is that the stand-sit test is an excellent indicator of longevity, has nothing to do with cardio, and is a huge test of strength. https://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/a20440531/the-stand-sit-test-that-predicts-longevity/ https://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/a20440531/th... Also, strength training is linked to cognitive increases in the elderly impaired as well. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170626093546.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170626093546.h...
seattle_spring 8y ago
> There’s very little weifhtlifting [sic] does anything for your body besides getting stronger. This is demonstrably false, and a very basic search will reveal many sources that corroborate my claim.

by mruts 8y ago

all2 8y ago

Have you ever done squats or deadlifts? For reps or volume (overall weight moved)? It gets your heart going. My best 2 mile time (14:11) came after doing a month straight of the Stronglift 5x5 routine. I didn't run once the month before. A good heavy lift is cardio and strength training.

jamiecurle 8y ago
I agree but I think it is worth pointing out the two activities (cardio vs lifting) use different energy pathways (aerobic vs anaerobic). You almost certainly know that, so my comment is aimed at giving other readers some deeper context. I routinely hit 180bpm deadlifting and squatting.
- all2 8y ago
  Ah, I apologize. Good call on adding context. In light of that my above comment is not so useful.
- stormthebeach 8y ago
  It's also worth pointing out that no energy pathway acts alone. You're always using all of them in some degree, but a particular activity will use one of them over the others. You will strengthen them in conjunction, though what you focus on will improve the most.
glangdale 8y ago
It is not. At least the slow lifts are too restrictive on blood flow. Fred Hatfield did claim that Olympic lifting did interesting/good things for ejection fraction (IIRC) but these lifts have very little time under tension so are a different animal. I would suspect you were reasonably fit before, needed some more leg strength to hit your peak speed, and didn't lose too much cardio from not doing it for a month.

jamiecurle 8y ago

This may be a random link[1] to a page on the internet, but this author seems to have picked out a lot of benefits and whilst the page is aimed at seniors, much can apply to adults in general. [1]: https://runrepeat.com/weightlifting-benefits-seniors https://runrepeat.com/weightlifting-benefits-seniors

leoh 8y ago

I'm far more into cardio that weightlifting but your comment that weightlifting "does [nothing]... besides getting stronger" is demonstrably false. > All participants were given cognitive tests at the beginning and end of the study and 12 months after they finished the study. The group that did the weight training scored significantly higher at the end of the study than at the beginning and retained that gain at 12 months. The gain in test scores was also greatest for those who had the greatest gains in strength. The scores of the group who performed stretching exercises declined somewhat. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/weight-training-may-boost-brain-power https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/weight-training...

SketchySeaBeast 8y ago

What's funny with this is that the stand-sit test is an excellent indicator of longevity, has nothing to do with cardio, and is a huge test of strength. https://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/a20440531/the-stand-sit-test-that-predicts-longevity/ https://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/a20440531/th... Also, strength training is linked to cognitive increases in the elderly impaired as well. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170626093546.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170626093546.h...

seattle_spring 8y ago

> There’s very little weifhtlifting [sic] does anything for your body besides getting stronger. This is demonstrably false, and a very basic search will reveal many sources that corroborate my claim.