An overemphasis on endurance exercise without strength training can lead to aches, pains, weakness, and an inability to perform basic physical tasks. — Whalespan
An overemphasis on endurance exercise without strength training can lead to aches, pains, weakness, and an inability to perform basic physical tasks.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“They're overemphasizing one form of exercise. The expression is more along the lines of endurance and stamina, not strength, or vice versa. The power lifter who can lift 750 pounds from the floor in a deadlift, but walks up two flights of stairs and is belly breathing and has to stop at the top of the stairs.”