Saw this tweet from Kevin Dahlstrom.
My Thoughts
It's true for me for sure, that I'd rather be mobile/flexible than strong. Even now I feel like an old man & it puts me off exercising generally.
It's also true I'd rather play sports to exercise than lift weights.
At the same time, I worry about the muscle loss that starts in your thirties and makes you weak as you age. He seems to be fine, but rock climbing is exceptional for strength, so would that transfer?
If I adopted a routine of strength training just 1x/week & kept it, alongside sports & mobility, would that be enough to keep me strong as I age?
What Claude Says (link)
"Sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss) accelerates mostly when people become sedentary. Active people who do any form of resistance work — even bodyweight stuff — retain far more than the scary statistics suggest."
1x/week can work provided it's high intensity, compound movements, close to failure.
Takeaway
I have no idea how to make flexibility/mobility be not-boring, but I do feel that getting more mobile/flexible feels like a better focus than getting strong.