011: 3 surprising benefits of building muscle (for men AND women)

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Wolffpack Fitness

Adrian Wolff

20 episodes

4 days ago

In this podcast, researcher and fitness coach, Adrian Wolff, discusses science-backed strategies to help everyday people live their best life by providing applicable knowledge in the areas of fitness, nutrition, stress management, and psychology. His thorough explanations of complex topics make the content easy for anyone to understand and start to implement into their own lifestyle immediately after listening. He also offers tips, action items, and challenges at the end of each episode to help people start to transform their routines and habits related to health and fitness.

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011: 3 surprising benefits of building muscle (for men AND women)

Wolffpack Fitness

40 minutes 23 seconds

6 months ago

011: 3 surprising benefits of building muscle (for men AND women)

In this episode I discuss three of the most surprising benefits of muscle that you may not be familiar with. There certainly are many, but I want to focus on some of the most important ones that have the largest impact on your health. I start off the episode by talking about common themes I have witnessed, regarding muscles, that often prevent people from realizing the full potential that possessing an adequate amount of muscle mass can provide. Then I get into a fascinating discussion on the three different types of muscle, and how they work.

I transition into skeletal muscle (the type you are most familiar with), and I help you understand the three surprising benefits of this type of muscle, and why you shouldn’t be afraid of building an adequate amount of muscle and maintaining it. I also talk about the newly established definition of obesity, how it goes beyond simply looking at body mass index (BMI), and how muscle mass is related to it. I finish off the episode by providing you with some suggestions for how to build and maintain muscle and strength, whether you have never performed resistance training before, or if you are a novice or advanced lifter.

Resources

(Wolfe, 2006) The underappreciated role of muscle in health and disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16960159/

(Rubino, 2025) Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(24)00316-4/fulltext

Wolffpack Fitness website: www.wolffpackfitness.com

LegFit workout program: https://wolffpackfitness.com/legfit-program

ShoulderFit workout program: https://wolffpackfitness.com/shoulderfit-program

Wolffpack Fitness Instagram: @coach_awolff

Exercise demos

Suspension Strap Row: https://youtu.be/tzHD5vjrcqQ?si=PdOuTYJJTuHgYsCa

Bodyweight Squat: https://youtu.be/mNxrVFYXHEk?si=RHB3DOXd6q0ryOS5

Incline Push-up: https://youtu.be/tnaEA7mlI5c?si=NKg2_5palu-MBQtF

Dumbbell Bench Press: https://youtu.be/_uLNNxUWHOg?si=89-Pp2FejrAVYxji

Bodyweight Lunge: https://youtu.be/v9cO7Tt7K34?si=VOUx7usav0we8eR4

Split Squat: https://youtu.be/4mjXd2yl130?si=ht4pdDMhD7ogo-UT

Weighted Sit-up: https://youtu.be/jmOjvlGKR34?si=rhdRJ2pL_HopVI8G

Barbell Back Squat: https://youtu.be/GWJ-qxexrJA?si=5nX-1Tc4PHjH2WNh

Weighted Pull-up: https://youtu.be/WMHOFfq2jfo?si=Gf01ckbrlCfZq2Tu

Supinated Bent-over Row: https://youtu.be/_rRLbRMm284?si=8mHlTSZtQ_mQgTMo

Stretching playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1LZ5PkINaaDkB5LnmaZq3pzjU-8WrvXL&si=PUPfHdtXt4JhdZ1Y

SMR playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1LZ5PkINaaCK2goARHgvVxbXBBX_OP3E&si=FIGOhadZ5LzRJKpH