Guest guest Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I don't know how many people have read Arthur De Vany's book on Paleo dieting, but in the first few pages he makes an interesting statement concerning weight training. basically it isn't " aerobics " that prolong our lives, it is overall body strength. According to the studies he has looked at, the strongest population of any demographic will live longer than the rest of the population. So,generally, the strongest 25% of a group will outlive the next strongest 25%, and so on down. I find that interesting. It reminds me of an anecdote I read in Ultimate Exercise by Dr. Doug McGuff. Besides being the author of Body by Science, Dr. McGuff is also an emergency room doctor. He told of an experience where he took care of two patients one evening: a woman who had rolled her car, was thrown, and the car landed on her. The simultaneous patient was a weighlifter who had been the first on the scene, lifted and held the car off of her until help arrived. He seperated both shoulders. Dr. McGuff's closing remark was that the woman (who survived) was probably grateful a martathon runner hadn't happened upon the scene first. Just a thought I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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