Is lifting weights better than running?

greenergrass wrote:

You got to ask yourself, if something is that simple and I don't do it then I made a mistake.

Right...

right... wrote:

greenergrass wrote:

You got to ask yourself, if something is that simple and I don't do it then I made a mistake.

Right...

I asked myself this and I was confused by the question.

I prefer lifting but that's mostly due to the fact that lifting is easier to keep progressing after an injury/ time off. With running I always felt like I was starting from square one after time off; you'll regress with lifting but strength/ size comes back fairly easily, muscle memory is a real thing (myonuclear domain theory if anyone is interested).

There's also a lot of variety in approaches with lifting to reach your goals: full body, bro splits, push/pull/legs, high or low rep/volume/frequency, straight sets, drop sets,

To failure or leave reps in reserve ... it all works well and each approach works 95% as well as the next as long as the effort is there so you can experiment and find your preference

This is complete bro science, it's not even funny because it is so inaccurate. Lifting weights will not make you fat. Muscle mass burns more calories at rest, a lot of them. Build more muscle means burn more calories, which burns fat.

This was a really, really, really bad post.

It can make you fat if you overestimate how much calories are actually really needed for “muscle growth“ and how many calories you actually really burn.

Also gaining (muscle) mass is usually accompanied by also gaining fat, but if done correctly, at no excessive rate

Rupp fan wrote:

Many letsrunners are unaware that almost nothing in life sucks more ass than an all out race. To make matters worse, letsrunners constantly come up with creative ways to simulate even more hellish conditions than a race through track workouts, long runs, easy runs to stack mega-mileage weeks, multiple tempo runs per week, etc.

Being in awesome shape does not have to be torture.

This is totally true. But this is exactly why running is awesome. It's definitely the most straightforward way to get into this pain zone. Progression through this pain is going to make you mentally tougher ("just do it" mentality) and physically is going to work your heart and buffering systems.

That mentality is going to carry over to other areas of your life. I notice this when I kind of just mail it in workout after workout... that kind of laisse faire attitude carries over into other stuff in life. Running hard is awesome.

i think that is true. I've had to go in for a few procedures and surgeries to fix injuries, and they were a great big nuthin' burger compared to even a minor race effort or particularly hard workout.