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Ep. #1052: Research Review: Ice Baths and Massages, Training Intensity Matters, & Lifting Improves Mental Skills

Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews

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The Benefits of Weightlifting for Mental Health

There is a growing body of evidence that weightlifting improves executive function. In inhibitory control, working memory and cognitive flexibility are among the mental skills improved by weightlifting. While it's unclear whether low moderate or high intensity training is absolutely best for enhancing executive function partly because of how the improvements were measured in the different studies reviewed.

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