Strength Training Benefits

Strength training can improve bone density, thicken ligaments and cartilage improve body composition and blood pressure, relieve depression, slow down age-delated neuromuscular decline, and improve sleep, among many other health-related benefits.

Effects of Resistance Exercise on Bone Health

AR Hong · 2018 

PMID 30513557

Thickening of the knee joint cartilage in elite weightlifters as a potential adaptation mechanism

Piotr Grzelak et al. Clin Anat. 2014 Sep.

PMID: 24648385

Hypertrophied cruciate ligament in high performance weightlifters observed in magnetic resonance imaging

Piotr Grzelak et al 2012 Aug.

PMID: 22447073

HIITing the brain with exercise: mechanisms, consequences and practical recommendations

J Physiol 2020 Jul;

PMID: 32347544

Association of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training With Depressive Symptoms

JAMA Psychiatry. 2018

PMID:29800984

Acute Effects of Exercise on Blood Pressure: A Meta-Analytic Investigation

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2016 May

PMID 27168471

Embrace strength training, because you cant go wrong by getting strong!