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Originally Posted by
tallison
Nice summary of a lot of challenging to summarize research.
A question about the arterial stiffness issue: shouldn't there be a way of measuring the end point of interest -- namely, the probability of a cardiac event -- in relation to resistance training -- as opposed to the less obvious end point of increased stiffness? Is there any evidence as to whether those who practice resistance training are more or less likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those who train in the endurance end of the spectrum or maybe even those who don't train?