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Excessive Weightlifting Will Shorten Your Life

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola

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  • A systematic review and meta-analysis in the March-April 2023 issue of Missouri Medicine concluded that, above 60 minutes per week, strength training begins to backfire. Above 130 minutes per week, your life expectancy becomes the same as if you were sedentary

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