[xandrius]

For information, the current research shows that the intensity of the exercise is much less important than the duration. So if you did so little exercise that you get muscle atrophy, a weighted vest isn't going to do much for you.

[mr_mitm]

> For information, the current research shows that the intensity of the exercise is much less important than the duration

For what goal? Increasing strength? I have my doubts.

[uoaei]

They're probably referring to some contrived fitness study on hypertrophy.

[vidarh]

Anyone who has actually done both low-intensity exercise, e.g. walking, and high-intensity, e.g. heavy compound lifts, will tell you that statement needs a lot of additional caveats.

[Kirby64]

You’re gonna need to provide a source to that. For caloric burning? Sure, I’d agree. For cardiovascular health? Eh, the answer lies in the middle. For strength and muscle building? No, quite the opposite really. At some point the intensity of an exercise is so low it provides no meaningful muscle stimulus.

[aryonoco]

haha yeah nah. This needs a lot more additional context and caveats.

If I'm working on increasing my deadlift's 1rm, doesn't matter if I practice deadlifting for 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, but never go above 10% of my current 1rm