because a lot of people dont have kids or dont have kids in multiple sports or multiple kids in sports at one time

i leave the house before 630 and usually dont get home until 730ish because of all the sports for the 3 kids.

ftr i didnt say 7 hours per week is crazy but many with kids literally dont have 7 hours per week. i have 6 max so i use that to lift and then i walk during the day or while they are at practice

and talking abotu BBer lifespan...well yea you are looking at guys that get on stage. nobody is talking abotu that

dunno why people have to bring up extreme examples..want me to bring up life spans of competitive marathon runners and compare? both are extreme sports.

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Posted by bigbuckdj

Member since Sep 2011

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Posted on 4/3/24 at 11:32 am to lsu777

I’m sorry I shouldn’t have drug body builders into it, you’re right, they are extreme examples.

I just feel like you underestimate your bias towards strength for complete fitness. You obviously are promoting a level of strength that is well beyond what is needed for a person to retain grip strength and stability in old age. Not that there is anything wrong with that, it is a preference.

I’m not trying to pick a fight, I benefit from a ton of the stuff you post. I’m just suggesting that there are likely diminishing returns for overall fitness when you are talking about 5 plus hours of intense lifting in a week. The same could be said for a guy running 6 hours per week, he would be better off spending half of that in the gym.

My kids aren’t old enough for me to compare. Hopefully it’s a short season of life and you free up some time in the future.

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