That reminds me of an old work buddy who played fullback/LB in D3 ball.
Adipose tissue, especially visceral fat, is unquestionably harmful. Anabolic resistance is a real problem for aging seniors. There are effective strategies to counteract this problem.
Strength in your lower body is probably most critical for older people. If you can continue to move you will be healthier. If you have a hard time standing up your health may decline quickly. I do think being too muscular is a risk but to get to that level of muscle development it takes a ton of investment and isn't a realistic risk for the average dude. If you don't use gear you are probably not going to get to a size level that would have significant health risks.
What happens to the pumping iron guys that are huge in their old age. Do the drop a lot of that weight or does it turn to fat and is a detriment.
This doesn't speak to muscle building but rather steroids but it is interesting from an intelligent guy that admits to using steroids.
That’s awesome.
Overeating and too many Americans get far too little exercise. People elsewhere, including the UK/Ireland walk more
Carrying more muscle mass later into life is a bonus, but spin it how’s you want
Are you a professional athlete? This is in the range of competitive body building or elite runners or gymnasts when they are competing.
I have competed in bodybuilding, but even before that, fitness has been a passion
See!!! The redder the state, the fatter the stats!These rates are insane!
In resistance training, an exercise which requires the activation of several muscle groups to complete the movement. A hinging movement like deadlifts, for example, or a multi-joint pressing movement such as an overhead press.
It bewildering how much people believed fat turns into muscle literally. You'd think common sense would kick in.Muscle Does Not Turn to Fat if You Stop Exercising
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Or the, ask that weight lifting is high to ruin your joints…. Said by fat people in their 60s who were never in shape, and have two new knees and bad shoulders.
I was going to say this. We can quibble about BMI and it probably isn't an ideal indicator but in general the trajectory follows what I see on an anecdotal basis day to day. There are WAY more fat people than when I was a kid in the 90s. That's for sure.
Being fat was a status symbol back in the day related to gluttony.
It's a decent population statistic but not a great individual statistic.
Small Island somewhat close to Japan. Thankfully wife has dual citizenship.
You searching for 125lb wrestler for Iowa? I wanted our kids to wrestle if we ever moved back to Iowa, but they have zero chance to be close to lowest weights.
Have you actually gotten your body fat measured recently? Not trying to be a dick, but those stats are nearly impossible without gear for the overwhelming majority of humans.
Very cool. I find this fascinating and an attractive thing to consider. I mostly love living in the US, but we try to travel as often as we can, and seeing other ways of doing life is enlightening. Now we have young kids, so probably not going to happen for a while at least. Do you have the language down where you are?
If you have one that can compete, sure! Sounds like Drake is moving up to 133, so we have a bit of an open question at 125.
Why wouldn’t folks want to look like that? Obviously they are kids, but who wants to wind up as blotto later in life? What is the appeal and why create all of the health care issues?Basically if you don't look like this your obese. It's comical
No needThese rates are
If you look at Max Fried pitching for Atlanta tonight vs the Phillies, you see my size and shape, tho I am only 5’10”.These rates are insane!
