Strength training is not just about bulking up or building muscle. As the name implies, it’s about strengthening your body and health.
A common misconception about strength training is that it always leads to “big muscles.”1Source: Triathlete
It really doesn’t happen that fast. Everything depends on your goals. For example, if you want to build lean muscle without adding mass, you moderate your resistance and weights. Then perform a higher number of repetitions instead.
In the last two months, I had major physical and career setbacks.
On the health front, I got a stomach virus after eating ice cream at McDonalds. That took me out for more than a week. When I recovered from the virus, my IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) started to flare up.
I’ve had IBS for years now. Mine can be quiet for months at a time, but when it starts (usually after a virus or something bad I ate), the discomfort stays for a long time.
Depression is real. The World Health Organization estimates that about 280 million people struggle with depression globally.
Some people think it’s some kind of born disease. That’s not true. Depression can happen to everyone.
But fortunately we can do certain things to lower the chances of getting depressed.
A recently published study crunched a large set of data to confirm it. Researchers examined data from almost 290,000 people — of whom 13,000 had depression — over a nine-year period.1Source: Science Daily
Their conclusion? There are 7 lifestyle factors linked with a lower risk of depression. All these factors reduced the risk of depression by 22%.
Here are the 7 factors. And what you can do to achieve them.
I was talking to a friend recently about strategies that make ordinary people wealthy. Often, people talk about trying to spend less by budgeting, saving more, and investing. Or working harder to earn more.
These things definitely help. But we all know that without a good budget, savings, and investing plan, it’s hard to build wealth.
After all, even rich people go broke when they spend more than they earn without saving anything.