How I Learned to Love Lifting Heavy

When you lift heavy over time, you build reserves of strength. You accrue power for now, and also for later. It requires ...
Bodybuilding Bros on MSN

When Arnold Schwarzenegger opened up about the dangers of heavy lifting

Heavy lifting does build muscle, but it comes at a cost: serious injuries. Almost everybody has felt the consequences of ...
Bodybuilding Bros on MSN

6 worst heavy-lifting exercises you can possibly skip

Lifting heavy can build serious muscle, but the wrong exercises can wreck your joints and stall your progress. This video ...
Rolling Out

Heavy lifting could replace your therapist completely

You might think lifting heavy weights is just about building muscle and getting stronger, but the mental health benefits of resistance training rival those of antidepressants and therapy for many ...
Rolling Out

Why lifting heavy is not the only way to build strength

That idea that you need to grunt and strain under crushing barbells to build serious strength deserves to be tossed in the fitness myth graveyard. The truth about getting stronger without heavyweight ...

What’s Better: Heavy Weights or High Reps?

“People get focused on the weight on the bar because of the term ‘load’ in progressive overload,” says Norton, but more reps ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the doctors: Lifting heavy weights may be beneficial for older adults

Dear Doctors: I enjoy lifting heavy weights. It makes me stronger and helps me feel energized. The trainer at my gym says that, because I’m 84 years old, it’s not a good idea. He’s been after me to ...