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I thought lifting heavy weights would make me stronger—but it ended up changing so much more
More than muscle gains.
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, ...
When you lift heavy over time, you build reserves of strength. You accrue power for now, and also for later. It requires ...
Experts say the secret to feeling strong in the long term is to focus less on the size of a muscle and more on what it can ...
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