I assume you do a bit of a circuit to keep your heart rate up? That tends to be my primary cardio at the moment, with some fast walking and occasional swimming / dancing.vnatale wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:40 pmYes. I did read that one about ten years ago.Dieter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:21 pmWhy no Dumbbells? My goto (no room for barbells; I'm definitely NOT a heavy lifter, but trying to be more consistent about resistance training).vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:50 pmDoing regular free weight exercising (barbells and NOT dumb bells!).
I just passed 10 years of consistently doing it and the quality of life enhancements continue.
I recently read somewhere that exercise has a greater effect on life than does diet (in no way minimizing also striving for a good diet...just emphasizing how effective exercise can be...).
And, ever read Younger Next Year? Basically, occasional high intensity exercise helps reduce biological age.
I do less than 30 minutes of cardio in the entire week. Yet at my age...when I'm on the basketball court...running bases in softball...you don't hear me huffing and puffing out of breath. I know it comes from the barbells.
And, why barbells and NOT dumbbells?
What in real life do you ever attempt with one hand / arm when the other one can help? Working out with barbells helps develop overall body coordination the same way you'd use your body parts in real life.
This article is a good one at explaining why barbells are the superior strength training to all other methods (though this article just compares it to machines)...
https://startingstrength.com/article/wh ... chines-txt
By the way...the woman pictured in the beginning of the article doing the deadlift who looks like she has way more muscles than me....appears to be she is doing a similar weight pound deadlift to me. Here 185 pounds while my tops (and finishing set) is 190 pounds.
>> What in real life do you ever attempt with one hand / arm when the other one can help?
Partner dancing!
It's primarily my right arm that supports my partner during a swing, and I like to swing fast.
Of course, I do mostly band rows for that. Dumbbells primarily for shoulder and squats presses.
I think the article that you linked would also (mostly?) apply to dumbbells vs machines
My understanding is that barbells support going heavier and easier progress, but dumbbells possibly safer?
Also, takes less space and more flexible, which is why I use my space saving adjustable dumbbells at home.