If you want more strength, defined muscles, and all the incredible health benefits that come from strength training, you’ll get better results if you lift heavy weights. Read on to find out why. First ...

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

“It helps us maintain overall function, especially as we age,” says Dr Andrew Jagim, director of sports medicine research at the Mayo Clinic Health System. Especially in older populations, strength ...

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 ...

I was the strongest I had ever been when life ground to a halt. It was November 2016. I was standing on the turf strip that runs down the center of my 24-hour, old-school-style strength-training gym, ...