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“Why you maybe should lift weights, and How to.” by samusasuke


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Who this post is for? Someone who either:

  • Wonders if they should start lifting weights, and could be convinced of doing so.
  • Wants to lift weights, and doesn't know where to begin. If this is you, you can skip this first section, though I'm guessing you don't know all the benefits yet.

The WHY

Benefits of ANY EXERCISE:

  • Great mental benefits. I personally have ADHD and lifting gives me an attention boost similar to my Adderall. I'm not talking about the long term abstract of being happy that you are healthy. Post exercise your mood and cognitive hability will probably me accutely better.
  • Improved sleep quality, which will then improve about a million things
  • Strongly improved health markers, both blood levels and your body composition. Most people probably would be healthier with more muscle and less fat.
  • It fits the hobby-shaped whole your life might have. Something [...]

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Outline:

(00:25) The WHY

(00:29) Benefits of ANY EXERCISE:

(01:13) Benefits of LIFTING compared to other exercise:

(04:07) Costs of LIFTING:

(04:47) My Prescription for those who want to start lifting:

(04:51) The tacit advice

(09:45) What lifts to do?

(09:48) A program Ive prescribed often:

(11:37) Program Design 101

(13:29) Final thoughts/ Random

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First published:

February 12th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Sz6xDcS9JHdwMgXPz/why-you-maybe-should-lift-weights-and-how-to

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