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Re:Why I Recommend Strength Training and NO Cardio If You're... by Lambdanaut on Monday June 24, 2013 @09:32AM (#5932716)
This isn't applicable to people that are exercising just for health, rather than to also lose weight.

For naturally skinny "dicks" like me, I find I get the best workout and feel the healthiest when I do a mix of the tread mill with intermittent breaks of lifting and power push-ups when my legs can't take it anymore.

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Re:Why I Recommend Strength Training and NO Cardio If You're... by pvnick on Monday June 24, 2013 @09:37AM (#5932749)
> exercising just for health

If you aren't making progress, than you aren't exercising "for health." This article is very enlightening: http://startingstrength.com/articles/barbell_medicine_sulliv...

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Re:Why I Recommend Strength Training and NO Cardio If You're... by dicktalens on Monday June 24, 2013 @09:39AM (#5932755)
This is exactly my point. :) Progress and adherence are both prerequisites in order to exercise "for health." The mere act of engaging in healthy activities alone do not make them healthy.
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Re:Why I Recommend Strength Training and NO Cardio If You're... by ekm2 on Monday June 24, 2013 @01:35PM (#5934414)
If you are naturally skinny, I think you ought to take the strength-training only approach until you bulk up.Then you can switch to cardio+strength-training to balance.Unless of course,you want to just stay lean.
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