<p>You might've heard the qualifier that exercise is good for you – but you need to be progressing that exercise over time.</p><p>Running further, lifting heavier, exercising for longer. How important is it to up the stakes?</p><p>Norman and Tegan flex their muscles on progressive training and its benefits.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2012/11000/thomas_l__delorme_and_the_science_of_progressive.1.aspx" target="_blank">Thomas L. DeLorme and the Science of Progressive Resistance Exercise</a></li><li><a href="https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2018/03000/associations_of_muscle_mass_and_strength_with.8.aspx" target="_blank">Associations of Muscle Mass and Strength with All-Cause Mortality among US Older Adults</a></li><li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article-abstract/57/10/B359/629964?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank">Skeletal Muscle Strength as a Predictor of All-Cause Mortality in Healthy Men</a> </li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9528903/" target="_blank">Progressive overload without progressing load? The effects of load or repetition progression on muscular adaptations</a> </li><li><a href="https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2017/12000/strength_and_hypertrophy_adaptations_between_low_.31.aspx" target="_blank">Strength and Hypertrophy Adaptations Between Low- vs. High-Load Resistance Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis</a> </li><li><a href="https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/e001513" target="_blank">Physical activity types, variety, and mortality: results from two prospective cohort studies</a> </li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/no-pain-no-gain/103200918" target="_blank">Working out? Why 'No Pain No Gain' is bull</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/vibration-plate-weight-muscle/106459268">Is a vibration plate worth the cost?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/cold-weather-common-cold/105423408">You'll catch your death! Does cold weather cause colds?</a></li></ul>