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A comment on Association between muscular strength and mortality in men (2008) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Association between muscular strength and mortality in me... by tunesmith on Thursday April 04, 2013 @02:29PM (#5494356)
Wow, I'm reading through the page and can barely get through it because of the bravado. I don't want to "scare the other guys in the gym" or "need a secretary to organize my dating life" all because I won't "lose an arm-wrestling contest to a girl".

I know I could just look past that but it seems like that attitude might pervade the design of the workout. What if I just want to be healthy and symmetrical with good posture and strong without being "rock-hard" and "ripped" which would turn off my girlfriend anyway?

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Re:Association between muscular strength and mortality in me... by unoti on Thursday April 04, 2013 @06:35PM (#5495726)
Just read the link and decide for yourself. I encourage you to give it a shot. Stronglifts 5x5 is very far from deserving of the bravado accusation you make. You start out on this program with a humble empty bar and work your way up. There's no bravado, no flash, no rock hard pump you up crap. Being suspicious is healthy, but read the actual content on either Stronglifts 5x5 or Starting Strength before you criticize their content.
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