Eric Rawson, Ph.D. 🎅🏻
@EricRawsonPhD
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Professor Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science, @messiah_univ @MessiahSports #ResistanceTrainingIsMedicine #100pushupsaday #ACSM26
Lewisburg, PA, USA
Joined September 2013
The Coming of Age of Resistance Exercise as a Primary Form of Exercise for Health https://t.co/zsJBpdwyEH
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We just published the largest review of creatine for brain health. Increased brain creatine levels may function as a buffer to metabolic stress leading to neurological benefits. Doses >5g/day are likely required for brain benefits.
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As heavy snow continues across the U.S., sleet and freezing rain will accumulate tonight into Sunday. Some areas could see over 1 inch of ice, leading to dangerous travel, power outages, and frozen pipes. Please stay home when possible and follow local safety guidance. SERVPRO
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Be useful
The only advice anyone ever needed for success, in two words: Be useful.
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The mug is empty; our hearts are full. Scott Adams, 1957-2026
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I’ve listened to a lot of critiques about the DGA. The biggest controversy seems to focus on saturated fat (SFA) … as expected. Let me share a different perspective. For 50 years, saturated fat and cholesterol have been used to demonize animal-derived foods even though both are
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Where is Zhang Youxia, China's most senior general? His absence has fired the starting pistol on speculation of that he may have been purged.
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Multiple studies show that infrared light (sunlight or otherwise) reduces length of stay in the hospital. We have a responsibility to our patients and we need to start implementing protocols. We have plenty of research:
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Credit: this workout is directly from the classic book SUPER SQUATS, by Randall J. Strossen originally published in 1989 by IronMind Enterprises. It calls for taking a weight you can squat 10 times…and doing it 20 times. This is not impossible—but it is absolutely brutal.
2 simple pieces of advice that have helped me make continued fitness progress: “Learn to enjoy training really hard” - Mike Mentzer “Take what you can squat for 5-8 repetitions and do 20” - @jockowillink (and yes, be safe. Warm up, use a spotter if you need to etc…!)
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Successful Aging
Did anyone see Grandpa? He has to rest... Meanwhile, Grandpa:
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Outstanding! Simon interviews someone who "rarely gives interviews." The one, the only, Luc van Looooooooon 😎 🐄 🐮
Is protein really just about muscle growth, or is the story far more complex? In this episode, Dr Luc van Loon breaks down what actually happens to protein in the body, why inactivity drives muscle loss, and what ageing really changes. For the full show notes head to:
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Old vs new Food Pyramids. Evaluated here by Hava / Satiety Per Calorie. Looks like a significant improvement to me. 😁🙌🏼✨ ➘
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2025 wasn’t just another year of protein messaging — it might be the year protein hype went too far. Brands slapped “high-protein” on everything from cereal to coffee, regardless of real consumer demand. That’s worth unpacking.
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Ive done many episodes on protein and I always learn something new. But… this week’s episode with Dr Luc Van Loon might be the protein episode where I walked away with the most things to think about. 👇 https://t.co/Fd6p9IXm2v
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🧬 Creatine & Women’s Health Expert conversation with Dr. Stacey Ellery (Hudson Institute of Medical Research) on creatine beyond performance, female physiology, pregnancy, and postpartum. 🎙️ Hosted by Kelsy Vick ▶️ Watch the full interview: https://t.co/wmKtTagHVm
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Being sedentary should be viewed as a disease Low cardiorespiratory fitness (measured as VO₂ max) puts you in a mortality risk category comparable to, or worse than, smokers and people with diabetes or heart disease The encouraging part: moving from low to even low-normal VO₂
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New meta shows resistance training elicits meaningful improvements on mental health. What's particularly notable is that all 29 studies included in the meta showed positive benefits💪 #gottalift
https://t.co/cKEmamMzHB
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