The power of a strong body
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I have written about the importance of training one's body in the past in my blog, Train Your Body!
It is not enough to just lift weights. Nevertheless, it's better than doing nothing, and you are doing more than the average person these days by hitting the gym three times per week. The truth is, you don’t even need the gym to build muscles. There are several options available to you, whether it's simple bodyweight exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, and squats, or training in parks. If you find the idea of training in a park awkward, you might try the gym. The reason I’m writing about this topic is that I have discovered that a strong body is more than just muscles. It is not enough to just bulk up and gain a large amount of muscle to have a strong body.
What is a strong body?
A strong body consists of the amount of muscle you have and the ability to use it functionally. It’s nice to have that gym physique because it looks astonishing, don’t get me wrong, but it's better to be flexible while having a good amount of muscle than to look like a bodybuilder. At least that's my opinion. You can have your own preference, obviously. The problem with modern fitness culture is that everyone tells you that you need to consume protein shakes and their complete product series from a certain company. You don’t need that. The truth is, the majority of these things are bad for you and your gut health. We as humans aren’t made to consume highly processed products. We are designed to walk for hours in order to hunt our prey. You can’t do that when you are too muscular. I noticed that I had problems with flexibility due to my muscle mass gain. I started to stretch from time to time and noticed improvements.
The best routine for me is lifting heavy weights, swimming, running, and being able to do medium to high amounts of bodyweight exercises. The philosophy of “bulk more, bro!” is good advice when you are underweight. I gave Linus the same advice, but once you reach a certain amount of muscle and body weight, you need to evaluate what you want and if you are happy with your physique.
I’m trying to improve my body while keeping its flexibility. I don't want to struggle with doing 50 push-ups at once or being unable to do 5 pull-ups at once. That’s why I try to maintain my weight at over 90 kg. I could have bulked up to nearly 100 kg, but at what cost?
