People are not flocking to gyms merely because lifting weights feels so good, however. Anaerobic conditioning also thickens your bones and increases your strength, both of which help protect you from debilitating illnesses and injuries. Additionally, lifting weights regularly and intensely is the only way to increase your muscle mass. You probably knew that already. You ve all seen those big, ugly bodies on the covers of physical fitness magazines.
Muscle cells are a body s natural flab fighters.
Any increase in muscle size or thickness results in a lateral increase in basal metabolism. Simply stated, when you increase your muscle mass, you can increase your daily caloric intake. You may be shy at first around more knowledgeable, better-built people, but lifting weights by yourself, like jogging or mowing the lawn, can be really, really boring. Do yourself a favor and join a gym from the get-go, preferably a facility frequented by competitive bodybuilders and powerlifters. Physical fitness buffs are friendly folk.