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oldwhiner t1_is013zw wrote

Reply to comment by andreasdagen in Sports like soccer, basketball better for young athletes’ bone health than running alone: Study supports recommendations that young athletes delay specialization in running, focus instead on ‘multidirectional’ sports by MyLifeisAsaJoker

Lifting trains big muscles, it's not multidirectional.

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Prellking t1_is0bs6q wrote

Thats just plain wrong. Lifting weights is multidirectional. And it’s true. resistance training is safe and enhances bone health in youth/adolescents

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MiseALepreuve t1_is2x7uw wrote

It has some potential to be, but is generally not multidirectional.

No matter what your gym bros tell you, lifting weights isn’t the end all be all of exercise. It is missing a lot and it isn’t entirely safe

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andreasdagen t1_isbr7d6 wrote

Nothing is entierly safe. Lifting is safer than the vast majority of sports.

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