> “High-intensity training reduced fat and maintained lean mass […] though changes were small and not clinically meaningful compared with exercise of lower intensity…”
High intensity does border on leading to injury — just making the wrong move — and you’re back to zero intensity?
baxtr 12 minutes ago [-]
Really depends on how you define high-intensity.
To build muscle, you need to push yourself to a limit. You can reduce the weight and increase the repetitions. This approach is just as effective and lowers the risk of injury.
ryandvm 9 minutes ago [-]
No joke. I go to the gym a couple times a week so that I'll maintain mobility and won't injure myself as I age - unfortunately 80% of my injuries come from the gym.
mrweasel 1 minutes ago [-]
80% of my injuries occurred while sleeping, which seems very weird.
pjsmith404 6 minutes ago [-]
If most of your injuries come from the gym, I recommend you get a trainer.
myst 34 minutes ago [-]
I’m genuinely confused. Was there any doubt before this study that sport makes people healthier?
ehnto 22 seconds ago [-]
I have met people who figured, because they don't excercise they don't wear their body out, so their joints etc. will last longer. Same for injury, no sport no injury, that must be good!
mDyJzDPmBdG 10 minutes ago [-]
There was plenty of obvious, common sense assumptions that didn't hold at all when methodically tested, like sugar rush in children. And this specific type of studies tries to find a sweet spot between benefits and effort taken. Some results were unexpected, If I recall correctly on found that having to take three flights of stairs daily outperformed many exercise regimes designed for elderly.
dgacmu 23 minutes ago [-]
No, but past recommendations for older adults (note that the average age in the study was 72 years old) were towards "gentle" or moderate exercise. We're seeing a shift now towards recommending real weight lifting and higher intensity as we age. ("Real" -> closer to powerlifting in terms of goals and methods)
faangguyindia 20 minutes ago [-]
why is it powerlifting?
general prescription these days for Hypertrophy is 10 sets per muscle group per week 0-3 RIR.
rokob 14 minutes ago [-]
Because hypertrophy is generally pointless compared to strength. The hyperthrophy that naturally accompanies strength work is sufficient but the strength that accompanies hypertrophy work is far less beneficial.
atwrk 24 minutes ago [-]
Well I guess reading the article could ease your confusion. Unsurprisingly it is a bit less generalized than your take.
nayroclade 25 minutes ago [-]
That wasn't what this study was investigating.
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High intensity does border on leading to injury — just making the wrong move — and you’re back to zero intensity?
To build muscle, you need to push yourself to a limit. You can reduce the weight and increase the repetitions. This approach is just as effective and lowers the risk of injury.
general prescription these days for Hypertrophy is 10 sets per muscle group per week 0-3 RIR.