The Welcome back to the Stronger by Science Podcast. I'm Greg Knuckles. I am PAC and I'm Milo. And we have

another great episode for you today. In this episode we are discussing lifting and mental health. I'm sure everyone listening to this

podcast is well aware that there are a plethora of benefits to exercise in general and lifting weights and resistance

training specifically and you know I'm sure most people listening to this are

already very on board with that general statement

but there are a lot of I think under disgust

benefits of exercise most people tend to think about it in terms of just, hey, this will help me get stronger or

this will help me improve my body composition or this will help me live a little bit longer.

All of which are extremely valid and good things, but you know, at the end of the day, we live in our own heads, right? Like we live in our own heads, right?

Like we live in an embodied world with other people,

but ultimately you're spending 24 hours a day

or depending on whether you think you're still present with yourself

when you're sleeping maybe 16 hours a day with you and the person in your head.

So there is quite a bit of evidence that exercise in general and lifting specifically does also improve mental health or is at least associated with higher ratings of mental health

and better outcomes in many regards. And yeah, I think that that is an under-recognized and under-appreciated thing so that is what we're going to be discussing in this episode

before we dive into it if this isn't too personal, let's all give a little

check up from the neck up. How do you guys think your mental health is if you're comfortable sharing.

Are we sharing diagnosis or just saying, yep, feeling good?

You can take this any way you want.

That was just an open question.

I let Milo go first. I can go first if you want me to break the ice.

Go first.

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