{"id":24916,"date":"2024-01-24T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=24916"},"modified":"2024-01-22T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T18:37:35","slug":"fellas-lets-figure-it-out-five-reasons-to-lift-weights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2024\/01\/24\/fellas-lets-figure-it-out-five-reasons-to-lift-weights\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellas, Let\u2019s Figure It Out<\/em>: Five reasons to lift weights"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Lifting increases your testosterone\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As discussed in a previous issue, there are a ton of societal and environmental factors that have led to a massive dip in young men\u2019s testosterone levels. One way to combat this is with weight training. Lifting heavy weights, especially leg exercises, significantly increases testosterone production.<\/p>\n

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2. Consistent gains require delayed gratification\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a world of instant gratification, exercise is a way for us to practice the valuable skill that is delayed gratification. Most people don\u2019t see huge results in their first few weeks or months lifting weights. The body takes time to adapt and it doesn\u2019t happen overnight. You don\u2019t wake up the day after your first workout and immediately look like a professional bodybuilder. It might take 500 or more sessions to see significant progress\u2014that\u2019s upwards of two years. However, if you have the patience and the mental fortitude to stick with it, your results will be amazing.<\/p>\n

3. It takes discipline to create and stick to a routine at the gym\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Going hand in hand with the last point is the discipline it takes to stay consistent with your routine and diet. Nobody wants to wake up early to exercise. It takes discipline. When you aren\u2019t seeing results it\u2019s so easy to just skip a session. Don\u2019t. Be disciplined. Discipline in one area of your life bleeds into other areas, making you a better person as a whole.<\/p>\n

4. Increased bone density and reduced injury risk<\/p>\n

Increasing your bone density might not be as sexy as some of the other reasons to lift weights on this list, but it\u2019s definitely important as you age. Eventually we\u2019ll grow old and I, for one, want to be active and mobile into my old age. Having strong bones is the best way to limit the risk that you break a hip or struggle to make it up stairs as you enter old age.<\/p>\n

5. Improved confidence\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether they admit it or not, most people care about their appearance. Fashion or physique, you undoubtedly feel more confident when you like how you look. On a recent drive to Tofino, I saw a sign for a gym that I feel summarizes this point well: it was called Look Better Naked Gym. Confidence is key, and lifting weights is a great way to feel and look more confident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Lifting increases your testosterone\u00a0 As discussed in a previous issue, there are a ton of societal and environmental factors that have led to a massive dip in young men\u2019s testosterone levels. One way to combat this is with weight training. Lifting heavy weights, especially leg exercises, significantly increases testosterone production. 2. Consistent gains require […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,303],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns","category-january-24-2024"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24917,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24916\/revisions\/24917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}