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What Peter Attia claims Resistance Training does, and whether the research agrees.
| Endpoint | Stance | Research | Alignment | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| strength | Increase | 348 | With consensus | 85 |
| muscle mass | Increase | 91 | With consensus | 42 |
| lean mass | Increase | 40 | With consensus | 34 |
| lean body mass | Increase | 48 | With consensus | 33 |
| bone mineral density | Increase | 8 | With consensus | 14 |
| muscle strength | Increase | 348 | With consensus | 13 |
| balance | Increase | 15 | With consensus | 9 |
| body fat | Decrease | 31 | With consensus | 7 |
| stability | Increase | 4 | With consensus | 7 |
| skeletal muscle mass | Increase | 91 | With consensus | 4 |
| performance | Increase | 78 | With consensus | 4 |
| quality of life | Increase | 47 | With consensus | 4 |
| health benefits | Increase | 29 | With consensus | 4 |
| fatigue | Increase | 22 | With consensus | 4 |
| cancer incidence | Decrease | 10 | Against | 4 |
| recovery | Increase | 5 | With consensus | 3 |
| functional strength | Increase | 348 | With consensus | 2 |
| cognitive function | Increase | 73 | With consensus | 2 |
| fat mass | Decrease | 47 | With consensus | 2 |
| body composition | Increase | 43 | With consensus | 2 |
| insulin resistance | Decrease | 22 | With consensus | 2 |
| insulin sensitivity | Increase | 22 | Against | 2 |
| fasting insulin | Decrease | 22 | With consensus | 2 |
| low back pain | Decrease | 21 | With consensus | 2 |
| triglycerides | Decrease | 5 | With consensus | 2 |
| mortality | Decrease | 4 | Against | 2 |
| walking ability | Increase | 54 | With consensus | 1 |
| body mass | Increase | 48 | With consensus | 1 |
| bone health | Increase | 29 | With consensus | 1 |
| mental health | Increase | 29 | With consensus | 1 |
| insulin | Decrease | 22 | With consensus | 1 |
| pain | Decrease | 21 | With consensus | 1 |
| recovery time | Neutral | 2 | Against | 1 |
| morbidity and mortality | Decrease | 4 | Against | 1 |
| energy expenditure | Increase | 3 | Against | 1 |
Claims that diverge from — or run ahead of — the research.
"Resistance Training neutrals strength"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 125 studies
"Resistance Training neutrals strength"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 125 studies
"Resistance Training neutrals muscle mass"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 71 studies
"Resistance Training neutrals muscle mass"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 71 studies
"Resistance Training neutrals muscle mass"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 71 studies
Mentions of Resistance Training across Peter Attia's content.
365 ‒ Training for longevity: A roundtable on building strength, preventing injury, protein, & more
…nk it would have stood in the way of of doing this today. So before we jump into what we're about to talk about today, which is all things related to resistance training, um I want to just ask each of you to to maybe give the nonbio version of of who you are and and and as such why I think you're a great part of this.…
365 ‒ Training for longevity: A roundtable on building strength, preventing injury, protein, & more
…I don't know the answer. So I'm wondering if one of you guys do. Do we have a sense of what percentage of people in the United States do not practice resistance training? Well, we know that 50% of Americans are not training or doing any kind of exercise. I from the research that I've read up until recently, um it's pr…
365 ‒ Training for longevity: A roundtable on building strength, preventing injury, protein, & more
…even fact check that. It's I mean that's hard for me to imagine but I can believe it. >> I think it's lower in terms of if you're talking about resistance training because we were talking >> you would say lower than 30% would do resistance training then. >> Yeah. Because I think 20% of people belong …
