Deep dive on progressive exercise
5/12/202622 min
You might've heard the qualifier that exercise is good for you – but you need to be progressing that exercise over time.
Running further, lifting heavier, exercising for longer. How important is it to up the stakes?
Norman and Tegan flex their muscles on progressive training and its benefits.
References:
- Thomas L. DeLorme and the Science of Progressive Resistance Exercise
- Associations of Muscle Mass and Strength with All-Cause Mortality among US Older Adults
- Skeletal Muscle Strength as a Predictor of All-Cause Mortality in Healthy Men
- Progressive overload without progressing load? The effects of load or repetition progression on muscular adaptations
- Strength and Hypertrophy Adaptations Between Low- vs. High-Load Resistance Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Physical activity types, variety, and mortality: results from two prospective cohort studies
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First 90 secondsNorman Swan· Host0:00
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Tegan Taylor· Host0:37
So Norman, we had a Mother's Day picnic on the weekend, and my nephew told me a joke that I would like to share with you. What musical instrument does a doctor play?
Norman Swan· Host0:46
I don't know. What in- what musical instrument does a doctor play?
Tegan Taylor· Host0:49
The organ.
Norman Swan· Host0:50
[laughs] Oh.
Tegan Taylor· Host0:52
I thought it was so cute. My first thought was like, "I can't wait to tell Norman."
Norman Swan· Host0:56
Very good. Very good. I'm chuckling internally, you know.
Tegan Taylor· Host1:00
Sure.
Norman Swan· Host1:01
I'm, I'm having a, a big chuckle- You're playing- ... to myself ...
Tegan Taylor· Host1:03
your internal organs. Yes, fair.
Norman Swan· Host1:04
Yeah, that's right. Yeah.
Tegan Taylor· Host1:05
And it has absolutely no bearing on this week's topic of What's That Rash?
Norman Swan· Host1:09
[laughs] Which is on progressive exercise. This is the podcast where we answer the health questions that simply everyone's asking.
Tegan Taylor· Host1:15
[upbeat music] So Ryan has emailed us to talk about progression in exercise. Ryan says, "I've heard you mention progression in exercise a few times now. I understand the concept, but there must be a limit." Ryan