I don’t think this was the purpose of the study, but the article is misleading: it was a response to the statement that good physical fitness in youth has many health benefits (regardless of actual fitness). The results of the study suggest that it is very complicated to set up comparable groups, because if random mortality (i.e. with no apparent link to fitness in youth) is lower in the group that was active in its youth, it is because some parameter (e.g. socio-economic status, personality) has not been taken into account. Previous statements about the importance of fitness in youth may therefore have been overestimated by this parameter.

It seems interesting, I’ll try it. Thanks !

Thanks ! I’ll have a look.

It’s perfectly fine if you are beginner/intermediate. Remember to stay close to muscular failure (if your exercises form is safe), keep a progressive overload and take rest days/deload weeks. Don’t hesitate to do some variations in your training : more or less volume, more or less intensity…

5 exercises is amply sufficient. For aesthetics, frequency is more important than quantity : it’s better to have 2 exercises 2 times per week than 5 exercises 1 time per week (if your sets stay close to muscular failure of course).

Hi, it depends on your goals. Do you practice for aesthetics (bodybuilding) ? Strength ? Fitness ? Improving sport performance ?