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Originally posted by dd74
To be honest, my problem with your observation arrived when you mentioned the steroid part.
Steroids, I believe, have damaged and/or killed more than they have assisted - at least at the level of bodybuilders, football players and other athletes.
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That's why I called it a "First Generation" technology. Nearly all first gen technologies are impractical. And that applies to areas beyond medecine. For instance, the Wright Brothers developed a first generation airplane. It solved the problem of controlled flight. But it was unwieldy, expensive, and dangerous. The same can be said for the first digital computers. They solved the problem of digital computation. But they were physically enormous and ate tons of electricity and were terribly unreliable.
The only thing a first generation technology does is prove that a particular problem
can be solved. Afterwards, one nearly always sees improved solutions that address the problem more elegantly.
Steroids in particular are a technology from the 1970's. So they are long overdue for replacement. Some people think HGH will be the next big thing. I honestly don't know what will replace roids. All I know is that 'roids have proven that large portions of the "aging problem" can be solved right now. I can't wait to see what they come up with next.
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Originally posted by widgeon13
Does he get any aerobic/anaerobic exercise or just lift?
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I used to lift a lot and I am very certain that his level of definition would require a lot of aerobics. And while you are correct that outward appearance isn't everything, it is clear that he maintains that appearance through hard core exercise. And despite what Lendaddy says, regular exercise improves nearly
everything. Cardio, muscle strength,stamina, even your immune system can benefit from exercise.
Now, can you exercise without roids? Sure. I never did roids and I was ripped back in the day. But as we age, staying in shape gets harder and harder. We lose muscle mass as time goes by and that makes it increasingly difficult to do the hard core workouts needed to stay super fit. And by mentioning the roids, I am merely pointing out that Serge has found a solution to that problem.
So no, the muscles themselves do not constitute health. But you only get them through a super high energy workout program. And that
does imply a high level of overall health.