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Strength Training SAVES

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Josh

people who engage in training that helps build muscle have about a 36% lower all-cause mortality risk. Weight training saves your life. This is according to the Journal of the American Medical Association, one of the largest medical journals in the world. You want to incorporate strength training 2 to 4 days per week, okay? You want to keep your workouts anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes, and focus on your big muscle groups. You, you know, if you think about like this, you really want to work your legs primarily. That's the most important group, followed by your back, and then your chest and shoulders, okay, pushing movements, and then, and then doing some core in there, okay? You want them to be functional movements with large muscle groups, and if you can do that, you'll put on the most muscle in the least amount of time.

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