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HimmlerWasRight88 on scored.co
1 year ago2 points(+0/-0/+2Score on mirror)1 child
If we're talking about weightlifting or powerlifting, then 7.5 hours a week are a bit excessive. What's that, 1.5h 5 times a week?
A natural athlete wouldn't normally be able to do that sustainably (unless you're just fucking around in the gym). The gentlemen who lift that long that often are on steroids. Steroids allow your body to recover much faster so you can train a lot of more.
And steroids do increase your risk of heart disease.
So the article title is correct in a sense, but it's juicing that will increase your risk of heart disease, not the exercise.
Comparing weightlifting or powerlifting to physical labor doesn't make any sense.
A natural athlete wouldn't normally be able to do that sustainably (unless you're just fucking around in the gym). The gentlemen who lift that long that often are on steroids. Steroids allow your body to recover much faster so you can train a lot of more.
And steroids do increase your risk of heart disease.
So the article title is correct in a sense, but it's juicing that will increase your risk of heart disease, not the exercise.
Comparing weightlifting or powerlifting to physical labor doesn't make any sense.