... individuals with limited reserves of muscle mass respond poorly to stress. For example, survival from severe burn injury is lowest in individuals with reduced lean body mass (13). Loss of muscle mass is also known to be detrimental to survival from cancer. For example, in patients with lung cancer receiving radiation therapy, the amount of body protein (measured by in vivo neutron- activation analysis) predicted recurrence. In those in whom body protein decreased, recurrence and, ultimately, survival was worse than in patients who were able to maintain or increase muscle mass(14). I STRONGLY encourage each of you to read the attached paper from the Journal of Nutrition. If you wonder why we place such a priority on your strength and the basic barbell movements this paper very thoroughly explains why. Your staff at WS&C has understood this importance from day one. We are excited to see modern medicine beginning to take interest in strength training. Our hope is that one day your family doctor will refer you to a gym like WS&C to improve your quality of life instead of recommending endless aerobic exercise and swimming. The importance of muscle mass,strength,and metabolic function in the performance of exercise, as well as the activities of daily living (ADL), has never been questioned. Perhaps less well recognized, muscle plays a central role in whole-body protein metabolism, which is particularly important in the response to stress. Furthermore, abundant evidence points to a key role of altered muscle metabolism in the genesis, and therefore prevetion, of many common pathologic conditions and chronic dis- eases. ajcn.nutrition.org/content/84/3/475.full.pdf
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