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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/18- 9/24

The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/18- 9/24 Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/18- 9/24 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/18- 9/24 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Jill{authorlink}https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/wkru9-18-9-24-2/Articles by Ben Greenfield – Ben Greenfield Fitness Discover the best life-hacking secrets for body, mind and spirit optimization, personal productivity, work-life balance, family, relationships, survival, spirituality & more! https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-BGL-Favicon-negative-5@512-32×32.png

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/11- 9/17

The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/11- 9/17 Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/11- 9/17 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/11- 9/17 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Jill{authorlink}https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/wkru9-11-9-17-2/Articles by Ben Greenfield – Ben Greenfield Fitness Discover the best life-hacking secrets for body, mind and spirit optimization, personal productivity, work-life balance, family, relationships, survival, spirituality & more! https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-BGL-Favicon-negative-5@512-32×32.png

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/20 – 3/26

The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/20 – 3/26 Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/20 – 3/26 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/20 – 3/26 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Miguel Vences{authorlink}https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/wkru3-20-3-26/Articles by Ben Greenfield – Ben Greenfield Fitness Discover the best life-hacking secrets for body, mind and spirit optimization, personal productivity, work-life balance, family, relationships, survival, spirituality & more! https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-BGL-Favicon-negative-5@512-32×32.png

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/13 – 3/19

The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/13 – 3/19 Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/13 – 3/19 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with opportunities to learn, […] The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 3/13 – 3/19 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Jill{authorlink}https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/wkru3-13-3-19/Articles by Ben Greenfield – Ben Greenfield Fitness Discover the best life-hacking secrets for body, mind and spirit optimization, personal productivity, work-life balance, family, relationships, survival, spirituality & more! https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-BGL-Favicon-negative-5@512-32×32.png

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A New Article Series From Ben Greenfield (YOU Are A Co-Creator!)

A New Article Series From Ben Greenfield (YOU Are A Co-Creator!) Somehow, even while living in our modern era of scientific wonders, I’ve never gotten pregnant or had a baby. But I’ve heard that the process of giving birth (and God bless you, if you have) is such a laborious ritual that most mothers don’t instantly turn to thoughts of attempting to produce another baby anytime […] The post A New Article Series From Ben Greenfield (YOU Are A Co-Creator!) appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Somehow, even while living in our modern era of scientific wonders, I’ve never gotten pregnant or had a baby. But I’ve heard that the process of giving birth (and God bless you, if you have) is such a laborious ritual that most mothers don’t instantly turn to thoughts of attempting to produce another baby anytime […] The post A New Article Series From Ben Greenfield (YOU Are A Co-Creator!) appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. hannah@joinlifenetwork.com{authorlink}https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/newsletter-1/Articles by Ben Greenfield – Ben Greenfield Fitness Discover the best life-hacking secrets for body, mind and spirit optimization, personal productivity, work-life balance, family, relationships, survival, spirituality & more! https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-BGL-Favicon-negative-5@512-32×32.png

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Resistance Training With Cardiac Issues

Resistance Training With Cardiac Issues My last strength workout went really well, I was able to go pretty hard without pushing my heart rate excessively. But afterwards it occurred to me that monitoring heart rate might not be enough. Strength training can cause a temporary spike in blood pressure which is probably not a good idea. I figured there must be a lot of research on this, because there are a lot of older people with cardiac limitations besides mine which is relatively rare (including heart-attack survivors, angina sufferers, and those with valve regurgitation). And they are still encouraged to do strength training to prevent sarcopenia. So I asked Gemini deep research about it and it produced this fascinating report. It points out that a resistance training session, properly performed, is beneficial to the heart because while it temporarily raises blood pressure, there is “a phenomenon known as post-exercise hypotension, where blood pressure remains below pre-exercise resting levels for several hours”. It turns out that in addition to heart rate I should monitor the amount I am lifting in comparison to my 1 rep max (RM), which is the amount of resistance I can use on a particular exercise when straining to the maximum. Both the American Heart association and American College of Sports Medicine agree that cardiac patients should not exceed 60% of 1 RM. If you don’t know your 1 RM for an exercise, a good rule of thumb is you should be able to do more than about 12 reps. This should be hard but not cause you to strain. Also, one set of each exercise, twice a week on non-consecutive days is recommended. A list of “Warning Signs to Terminate an Exercise Session” (chest tightness, shortness of breath, light-headedness, etc.) High reps is better for me (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/88242473936063672/) I was doing upper body and leg resistance sessions on different days, so 2 workouts of each requires 4 days and you can’t avoid back to back. With my new reduced training it is easy to fit both upper body and legs in one session, so I’ve modified my schedule to do each on Wednesday and Saturday: (BH means “both hard” (upper body and legs); all other days are easy) My first Wednesday workout from this schedule felt great. I did not have any of the heart-related warning symptoms. I still trust trained professionals over AI, even if the latter has used an impressive series of references. So I double-checked all of this with my cardiologist and he agrees with the measures I am taking and is not concerned. So we’ll follow up in a year unless my status changes. My last strength workout went really well, I was able to go pretty hard without pushing my heart rate excessively. But afterwards it occurred to me that monitoring heart rate might not be enough. Strength training can cause a temporary spike in blood pressure which is probably not a good idea. I figured there must … Continue reading Resistance Training With Cardiac Issues → BionicOldGuy{authorlink}https://bionicoldguy.home.blog/2025/10/04/resistance-training-with-cardiac-issues/BionicOldGuy Aging Gracefully And Staying Active https://bionicoldguy.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/book-cover-1-e1545437983923.png?w=32

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 7/4-7/10

The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 7/4-7/10 Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 7/4-7/10 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 7/4-7/10 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Miguel Vences{authorlink}https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/wkru7-4-7-10/Articles by Ben Greenfield – Ben Greenfield Fitness Discover the best life-hacking secrets for body, mind and spirit optimization, personal productivity, work-life balance, family, relationships, survival, spirituality & more! https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-BGL-Favicon-negative-5@512-32×32.png

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 6/20-6/26

The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 6/20-6/26 Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 6/20-6/26 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the The post The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 6/20-6/26 appeared first on Ben Greenfield Life – Health, Diet, Fitness, Family & Faith. Miguel Vences{authorlink}https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/wkru6-20-6-26/Articles by Ben Greenfield – Ben Greenfield Fitness Discover the best life-hacking secrets for body, mind and spirit optimization, personal productivity, work-life balance, family, relationships, survival, spirituality & more! https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-BGL-Favicon-negative-5@512-32×32.png

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How Targeted Volume Training Solves Training Dysfunction for Real, Lasting Results

How Targeted Volume Training Solves Training Dysfunction for Real, Lasting Results “Training dysfunction” is a common roadblock for many fitness enthusiasts. It often shows up as poor progress, lack of focus, muscle imbalances, plateaus, or even recurring injuries—all symptoms of inconsistent or poorly structured workouts. The solution is Targeted Volume Training—a smart, focused approach designed to fix these issues by giving your muscles exactly what they need to maximize strength, endurance, and overall performance. Targeted Volume Training applies the optimal number of sets, reps, and exercise intensity tailored to each muscle group and your personal goals. It emphasizes time under tension—the controlled amount of time your muscles are actively working during each repetition—to help maximize muscle engagement and endurance. Alongside this, it incorporates progressive overload, gradually increasing the demands on your muscles to steadily build strength and stamina over time. To push muscles further, strategic burnouts safely drive muscles to fatigue for enhanced conditioning and resilience without risking injury. This precise management of training volume helps ensure each workout is efficient, purposeful, and effective in producing real results. A major advantage is balancing muscle performance. By targeting weaker or underactive muscles, Targeted Volume Training helps prevent injury and imbalances that can hold back your strength & endurance. This approach keeps your workouts focused and productive. It also helps improve movement quality by encouraging better form, muscle activation, and smart rest intervals—important factors for long-term success. Recovery is built in by distributing effort across muscle groups and includes dedicated flexibility and mobility days to help reduce injury risk and increase performance. Programs like 25 Minute Speed Train use Targeted Volume Training to directly address training dysfunction by delivering efficient, balanced workouts designed for real progress and results. In short, Targeted Volume Training replaces ineffective, unstructured routines with purposeful programming—helping you build strength, endurance, improve form, and finally break through plateaus for lasting results. The post How Targeted Volume Training Solves Training Dysfunction for Real, Lasting Results appeared first on BODi. “Training dysfunction” is a common roadblock for many fitness enthusiasts. It often shows up as poor progress, lack of focus, muscle imbalances, plateaus, or even recurring injuries—all symptoms of inconsistent or poorly structured workouts. The solution is Targeted Volume Training—a smart, focused approach designed to fix these issues by giving your muscles exactly what they […] The post How Targeted Volume Training Solves Training Dysfunction for Real, Lasting Results appeared first on BODi. BODi{authorlink}https://www.bodi.com/blog/how-targeted-volume-training-solves-training-dysfunction-for-real-lasting-resultsBODi BODi is a Health Esteem platform to help you embrace the person you are today so you can take action to achieve all your health and fitness goals. https://bodiblog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/plugins/bod-blog/assets/vendor/beachbodydigital/wordpress-core-plugins/beachbody.png

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À venir le 10 juin : 25 Minute Speed Train de Joel Freeman

À venir le 10 juin : 25 Minute Speed Train de Joel Freeman Que tu t’entraînes sans obtenir les résultats que tu veux, ou que tu souhaites renforcer ton corps, développer ton endurance et t’entraîner régulièrement, mais tu manques de temps : Joel Freeman a la solution. Tout le monde à bord pour 25 Minute Speed Train : ton plan de musculation étape par étape de 8 semaines qui t’aide à faire de réels progrès, peu importe ton point de départ. Depuis son gym à domicile, Joel te guide à travers des séances d’entraînement efficaces avec des consignes d’expert pour t’aider à effectuer chaque mouvement en maintenant une posture parfaite, avec un minimum d’équipement. Fini les pertes de temps, l’incertitude et les frustrations qui donnent envie d’abandonner. Voici un entraînement qui te permet de rester sur la bonne voie. Grâce à la méthode d’entraînement de volume ciblé, Joel t’offre des résultats complets en seulement 25 minutes par jour, 7 jours sur 7. Son protocole structuré étape par étape combine le temps sous tension, des intervalles basés sur le tempo et la surcharge progressive pour développer la force et l’endurance de manière efficace. Fini les devinettes. Fini le temps perdu. Fini les entraînements dysfonctionnels. Il te faut seulement des haltères légers, moyens et lourds, ainsi que des bandes de résistance. Joel n’oublie aucun groupe musculaire et t’aide à sculpter un physique équilibré tout en perfectionnant ta posture, sans surentraînement ni blessure. Peu importe ton point de départ, tu pourras enfin faire de tes objectifs une réalité. Prochain arrêt : les résultats! Qu’est-ce qui différencie 25 Minute Speed Train des autres programmes? Avec l’entraînement de volume ciblé, tu feras les exercices pendant une durée définie au lieu de compter les répétitions. Cette méthode te permet de suivre ton propre rythme tout en maintenant une bonne posture. À mesure que tu progresses, les séances d’entraînement s’intensifieront avec des intervalles actifs plus longs, un temps sous tension accru et plus de mouvements composés. Cette approche ciblant tout le corps aide à prévenir les déséquilibres musculaires et favorise les gains de force durables, en plus de te proposer un défi que tu pourras relever encore et encore en t’améliorant chaque fois. Après tes 8 premières semaines, refais le programme pour voir combien de répétitions tu peux enchaîner avec des poids encore plus lourds! À quoi ressemblent les séances d’entraînement? Joel a créé un programme complet de 8 semaines comprenant 48 séances d’entraînement uniques, ainsi que 2 séances de récupération qui alternent chaque semaine. Tu t’entraîneras 7 jours sur 7 : 5 séances de musculation, 1 séance de cardio et abdos et 1 séance de mobilité et flexibilité. Chacune des séances d’entraînement de 25 minutes cible le haut du corps, le bas du corps, les abdos ou tout le corps. Tu feras travailler tous tes groupes musculaires, y compris les plus petits, au moins deux fois par semaine. Haut du corps Développe force et endurance musculaire dans ton dos, tes épaules, ta poitrine, tes biceps et tes triceps. Bas du corps Définis et renforce tes quadriceps, ton fessier, tes ischio-jambiers et tes mollets. Tout le corps Les mouvements composés et complexes aident à développer la force musculaire, l’endurance et la stabilité. Cardio et abdos Fais travailler tes abdos, tes obliques et ton bas du dos en brûlant une tonne de calories. Mobilité et souplesse 1 Améliore l’amplitude de mouvement de tes articulations, ta flexibilité et ta mobilité tout en favorisant la récupération active de ton corps.   Qui est Joel Freeman? Joel est le créateur des programmes à succès de BODi LIIFT MORE™, 10 Rounds™ et LIIFT4®, ainsi que le co-créateur de CORE DE FORCE®. Entraîneur personnel certifié par la NASM avec plus de 20 ans d’expérience, il est reconnu pour ses séances d’entraînement efficaces et sans fioriture qui offrent un maximum de résultats. Son style clair, ses consignes précises et son expertise en musculation ont aidé des milliers de personnes à transformer leur corps et à révéler leur potentiel athlétique. Avec 25 Minute Speed Train, Joel présente son programme le plus efficace en termes de temps et de résultats à ce jour. Quand le programme 25 Minute Speed Train sera-t-il disponible? 25 Minute Speed Train sortira dans la bibliothèque de BODi le 10 juin. Accède gratuitement au programme avec ta souscription à BODi ou achète-le séparément pour seulement 129,95 $ afin de le regarder en continu ou même de le télécharger dans l’application BODi. Pour en savoir plus, consulte FAQ 00572. The post À venir le 10 juin : 25 Minute Speed Train de Joel Freeman appeared first on BODi. Que tu t’entraînes sans obtenir les résultats que tu veux, ou que tu souhaites renforcer ton corps, développer ton endurance et t’entraîner régulièrement, mais tu manques de temps : Joel Freeman a la solution. Tout le monde à bord pour 25 Minute Speed Train : ton plan de musculation étape par étape de 8 semaines qui t’aide à faire […] The post À venir le 10 juin : 25 Minute Speed Train de Joel Freeman appeared first on BODi. BODi{authorlink}https://www.bodi.com/blog/a-venir-le-10-juin-25-minute-speed-train-de-joel-freemanBODi BODi is a Health Esteem platform to help you embrace the person you are today so you can take action to achieve all your health and fitness goals. https://bodiblog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/plugins/bod-blog/assets/vendor/beachbodydigital/wordpress-core-plugins/beachbody.png

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