Many people believe that if they put 8lb weights in their hands they will get “bulky”. If someone tells you that they don’t know what they are talking about. Getting bulky is hard work, heavy eating and very heavy weights. There are a multitude of benefits from upping your weight, and the one I find the most interesting and important is your bone density and health. These are some really cool facts about what your body is doing that you can’t see!
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Did you know…
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Your bones lay down more bone tissue with weight bearing exercise? This response is called Wolff’s law, and is an excepted theory that states that your bones respond to stress by laying down more tissue. Conversely, if you don’t do any weight bearing exercise, your bones do not lay down new tissue.
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Your bones regenerate completely every 10 years! How cool is that?
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Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete, the Femur bone as it’s called – the biggest and strongest bone in our body. It is easily capable of lifting or supporting 30 times its own volume and weight!
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Bones consist of 50% water and 50% solid matter. They are hard, strong and very much alive like muscle tissue. They also have tons of living cells which help them grow and repair themselves. If bones weren’t made of living cells, things like broken toes or arms would never mend.
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When there’s not enough calcium in the bloodstream, the body attempts to pull calcium from the bones, which thins and weakens them. This causes osteoporosis, which leads to breaks and fractures. And, if you think that milk is the best way to get calcium, take a look at this chart below. Also note that calcium can’t repair bones without magnesium, and milk is fairly low in magnesium.
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