# Why don’t you lift weights?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** diet-weight-loss\
**Created:** [August 15, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144 "2020-08-15T01:48:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144/1137 "2026-02-24T19:02:55Z")

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Also, some of you might want to pop over to

[This thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-get-myself-back-in-the-gym/1027902)

And check it out

Titled “how best to get myself back to the gym”

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