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    Have you not been to NASA, yet? Have they not leveraged your connections with Dr. Been?

    Astronauts' spinal muscles shrink and weaken after long stays in space - The Verge

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    They are not interested in anything they haven't already thought about. Obviously.

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    Additionally, Hargens says, astronauts may be lifting too many weights during their workouts in space, which may be hurting the spine even more.
    So... the problem is spinal muscular atrophy due to an absence of load... and we discourage loading them?

    The mind boggles.

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    With all the evidence they themselves painstakingly collected, it's unbelievable how the researchers could miss the obvious.

    "Yoga" might improve the fitness of untrained people due to the body-weight isometric loading component, it's just novice effect. It was developed with a vastly different purpouse

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    To be fair, barbell training in the absence of gravity is a bit of a challenge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kanahan View Post
    To be fair, barbell training in the absence of gravity is a bit of a challenge.
    http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...ents/ARED1.jpg

    This 'bar' looks about the right height off the floor. NASA just needs to design some lifting shoes.

    Maybe a seminar in the ISS in in order?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kanahan View Post
    To be fair, barbell training in the absence of gravity is a bit of a challenge.
    Just hang bags of dirt or w/e on their arms and knees like in DBZ. Srs. Maybenotsrs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kanahan View Post
    To be fair, barbell training in the absence of gravity is a bit of a challenge.
    No more so than yoga, fercriminysakes. Unless it's commonly believed that developing the ability to put your ankle behind your head in zero-g is strength training. In which case, do carry on and Godspeed.

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