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To: FJB who wrote (2017)11/15/2008 3:02:28 PM
From: mistermj  Read Replies (1) of 39355
 
I thought you were speaking more in terms of the extreme,like the guy in the picture of your previous post.

13% would not be that extreme...my mistake.

But I still think the effects of weight training are exaggerated as being "healthy"...at least for the long term...depending how much extra muscle you build. I'm not talking about toning or basic strength training but when you start to go beyond that.

Let me give you a real life example of why I think this way.

I've noticed that people I knew lets say twenty years ago who started weight training to build muscle. I'm talking about young men in their twenties...primarily building biceps, triceps, pecs, shoulders and lats to look better...to have the "look" so to speak.

Now in their mid 40's, I can't think of a one of them that has maintained their program. Human nature is what it is...we slow down, get busy, get lazy ...whatever.

Now in their 40's these guys look kind of strange. What used to be muscle has for the most part turned to fat. But in my opinion...its extra fat they would have never had there in the first place. It looks strange to see men with naturally small builds to now have this out of proportion fat upper torso...especially in the arms and chest...to the extreme...where they had build up so much extra muscle. It's now extra fat.

In my opinion, all they accomplished was to build a structure that supports more fat than they would have had if they hadn't worked out in the first place.

If BMI flags the extreme extra muscle as a risk...in this regard, I don't think its out of line.
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