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| Mar 5, 2019 at 19:19 | comment | added | Andy | Here is what MD/PhD and barbell fan Jonathon Sullivan has to say on the matter: youtube.com/watch?v=aosrGEZ7U3E The message in his book "Barbell Medicine" is the same as that of "Your New Prime": long distance running/cycling makes you weak, skinny-fat and sick. Heavy resistance (barbell) training is the cure. | |
| Mar 5, 2019 at 19:03 | comment | added | Andy | In particular you should at least train your legs and your back/core. That is do squats and deadlifts. For someone like you (and me) that find going to the gym boring and are not vain; isolation exercises like curl, triceps extension etc is a complete waiste of time. | |
| Mar 5, 2019 at 18:50 | comment | added | Andy | I am glad to hear that you don't care much what other think. But think about this: you are already very weak. What do you think happens when you get to your 50s and 60s? Muscle loss is about 5% per decade. Reading the book "Your New Prime" by Craig Cooper was an eye-opener for me. At 45 I started lifting weights and reduced running. I would highly recommend that you start heavy barbell training according to Starting Strength or Stronglifts. | |
| Apr 7, 2018 at 6:09 | comment | added | Michael | @zzzzBov: Don’t forget that it’s also about fun. I think few people are able to keep doing exercise just for the health benefits. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 14:19 | comment | added | JohnP♦ | This is not really a good way to answer, although you are allowed to answer your own questions. This is not a discussion site, so I have edited out the open ended invitation to share. Welcome to the site, there is a wealth of information here! | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 14:19 | history | edited | JohnP♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 6, 2018 at 14:11 | comment | added | corsiKa | Follow up info should not be placed as an answer. It should be edited into the original question. :-) As happy as I am for you that you're able to bond with your daughter over something as healthy as fitness, the four people that upvoted this answer should not have done so. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 14:01 | comment | added | zzzzBov | "For those of you who will tell me I should hit the weights to not be such a wimp" anyone with that mentality doesn't belong on this site. Keeping fit isn't a zero-sum game, where someone wins when you lose. Everyone wins by you being more healthy. So long as you exercise safely, you're going to reduce your overall cost in healthcare as you lower your risk for heart attacks, which lowers everyone's cost for healthcare (insurance premiums or taxes). If you find that members of your gym are being judgmental, find a different gym. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 at 23:59 | history | answered | user28207 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |