Sit on your butt on the couch, take a pill and grow muscles

[MillCreek]

http://www.gizmag.com/scripps-drug-sr9009-exercise-mimic/28651/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=eedc1612b9-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-eedc1612b9-89720485

Geez, where do I sign up for phase three testing?  Would this mean I would no longer have to put in those hours on the Schwinn Airdyne and rowing machine?

[Brad Johnson]

When they come out with the "ran five miles" pill, give me a call.

Brad

[HankB]

Sounds really good . . . in fact, too good.

Wonder what the side effects will be . . .

[Balog]

Wouldn't develop lung capacity or strengthen the bones and muscle attachment like actual exercise though. I doubt that it would significantly increase real world performance.

[Fly320s]

Wouldn't develop lung capacity or strengthen the bones and muscle attachment like actual exercise though. I doubt that it would significantly increase real world performance.

Might make it worse. More injuries caused by strong muscles and weak ligaments, tendons, and bones.  Snap!

[Balog]

Might make it worse. More injuries caused by strong muscles and weak ligaments, tendons, and bones.  Snap!

Ayup. And a higher demand for oxygenated blood that the circulatory/respiratory system can't deliver. Be interesting to see if that'd rob oxygen from the brain and reduce mental facilities or just induce muscle failure sooner.

[Lee]

Yeah...but you might get a lot more horizontal aerobic  exercise...if you know what I'm sayin.

[charby]

I wouldn't mind something like that to take with my current bike riding.

[RoadKingLarry]

Something like that might have benefits for long term space travelers, couple with the usual exercise routines they use now.

[Levant]

A lot of folks sit on the couch and build muscle... in their index finger and their jaws.