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Are the Barbell Squat, Deadlift, and Row Actually "Unsafe" After 40? | Ep 489
The barbell squat isn't as dangerous as you've been told. It's one of the few things that keeps your bones from thinning after 40. But a popular podcast just ranked it the most unsafe exercise you can do, with the conventional deadlift and barbell row right behind it.
I'm breaking down the 3 errors in their argument and the real reason people get hurt lifting. You'll also hear what muscle activation actually tells you about muscle growth, why their own co-host kept disagreeing with them on air, and what happened when researchers put postmenopausal women under a heavy barbell.
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