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This cannot be emphasized enough. To anyone reading, you don't have to do more than the big three — squats, dead lift and bench press — to build a strong core
by dereg 14y ago
This cannot be emphasized enough.
To anyone reading, you don't have to do more than the big three — squats, dead lift and bench press — to build a strong core and ameliorate most RSI issues.
Regular cardio fitness and 10-minute work breaks are good, but can only take you so far. Being stationed at a computer for extended periods of time requires having a proper muscular frame to support your bones.
- dredmorbius 14y agoChins, man, chins. Why do lats get no love?
- billswift 14y agoBecause we rarely ask our muscles to work that way. Deadlifts, especially, strengthen our bodies against the most commonly encountered stresses. While bench presses are commonly recommended, I think overhead presses and bent rows are more helpful at preventing injuries.
- dredmorbius 14y agoI'm suggesting it more for the overall balance, and I'm not advocating dropping any of the other lifts. I love me my deads, don't get me wrong. I'll grant that the vertical pull isn't commonly encountered (swimmers excepted) unless you're climbing trees to escape lions/tigers/bears, and I do a fair bit of horizontal pulling exercises as well (open a door, lift something toward you, row a boat). Focusing on pressing without balance pulling tends toward imbalance IMO/IME.