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Looking at overall mortality seems pretty limited. In my 20s I would sit at my desk all week, then go all-out on the weekend. Long bike rides, hikes, backpackin
by farnsworth 4y ago
Looking at overall mortality seems pretty limited. In my 20s I would sit at my desk all week, then go all-out on the weekend. Long bike rides, hikes, backpacking trips, etc. I had pretty good base-level fitness, but ended up with knee pain and minor injuries from strain and lack of flexibility. A near-daily gym habit has solved all of that for me. Seems like maintaining flexibility requires somewhat regular practice, and that's how you avoid injury.
- anothernewdude 4y agoRecovery time is king.
- farnsworth 4y agoSure. Also 5-6 days of recovery time each week made me hurt a lot.
- analog31 4y agoStrength helps too. One of my few regrets of my youth is neglecting my upper body strength. It's harder to get at 58 what you could've gotten at 20.
- wyre 4y agoHave you thought about pursuing TRT? If you’re pursuing strength at 58 it will surely help with that.
- sva_ 4y agoIt won't help you building bone past ~30, sadly, I think.
- whiddershins 4y agoPretty sure resistance training is the only intervention know to reverse osteoporosis. If a prescription can allow you to lift heavier, safely, it would stand to reason bone growth would follow.
- nostromo 4y agoThat's not true. Here's one study among many showing increased bone density in men over 65: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433755/
- sva_ 4y agoInteresting read. I didn't know that.
- analog31 4y agoI should talk to my primary care doctor. I don't really care or need to look buff or lift 300 pounds, but avoiding injury as I get older would be nice.
- jimhefferon 4y agoWhat is TRT?
- AlejoTeran 4y agothis make sense, I loved your point