FrameBenignly comments on Why the culture of exercise/fitness is broken and how to fix it - Less Wrong

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Comment author: adamzerner 12 March 2015 01:26:08PM 0 points [-]

It doesn't seem to me that you'd gain much strength from sports. From what I understand, you need to lift some percentage or your 1 rep max, and to progressively lift more and more weight as you get stronger. I don't see how this could be done in sports.

Comment author: FrameBenignly 12 March 2015 05:31:05PM 0 points [-]

There are different types of muscle fibers. Sports tends to build the ones for stamina. And yes, endurance is a function of strength. These muscles take the longest to build up so the impact is negligible compared to weightlifting.