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do you work out?
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NiHaoMike:
I get quite a workout moving boxes of stuff around as I try to find the right part for whatever I'm working on. Why waste time in the gym when I can clean up the lab a bit and get exercise that way? Also have plans to make an improved version of my stationary bicycle generator.

On that note, Rinoa Super-Genius rarely, if ever, works out in a gym, yet she's incredibly strong. Her workout routine is pretty much just working in the yard and some bicycle rides.

--- Quote from: nctnico on June 16, 2018, 10:20:22 pm ---I also lost quite a bit of weight during the past couple of years. The downside is that people say I'm too skinny now and I have to buy lots of new clothes. Still I don't consider myself a sporty person.

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What's your BMI? If it's well within the normal range, prove to them that you're perfectly normal.
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: Hero999 on June 16, 2018, 07:34:52 pm ---Some people do weights because they like to have a muscular body, but I don't and don't believe it's healthy either.

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That's why there are endurance weight workouts like BodyPump. Hundreds of reps instead of 10's at much lighter weight.
It's a really inefficient way to bulk up, so you can go to town on endurance weight work and not look that muscular.

It's always funny to watch the huge body builder guys try a BodyPump class, it's always the same - they scan the room to see what others are lifting, eye me off because I always have the most weight, think "huh, I can at least lift what that skinny guy is lifting", and then hilarity ensues  ;D
They learn very quickly that they are two very different ways of lifting.
nctnico:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 17, 2018, 02:34:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hero999 on June 16, 2018, 07:34:52 pm ---Some people do weights because they like to have a muscular body, but I don't and don't believe it's healthy either.

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That's why there are endurance weight workouts like BodyPump. Hundreds of reps instead of 10's at much lighter weight.
It's a really inefficient way to bulk up, so you can go to town on endurance weight work and not look that muscular.

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IMHO it also depends on what your work-out goal is. Burn calories (body fat) or build up muscles. Burning body fat means doing a light exercise for a long time.
Johnny10:
I have seen the most improvement with light weights and body weight.
Pushups, situps, chin-ups.
I am definitely not a muscle head but being stronger and spending maybe 45 minutes a day on exercise is a no-brainer from my perspective.

Looking back at choosing options for better, healthier lifestyle, I know I have won that race.
Rutherfordium:
I run Starting Strength.  It's great.  It's like taking antidepressants that work (never tried the pharmaceutical kind).
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