By: John Anderer writing for EAT THIS, NOT THAT Mind + Body
Secret Side Effects of Lifting Weights You Never Knew, Says Science
Anyone who watched Popeye as a kid (or Jersey Shore as an adult) knows the basics of what happens when you start lifting weights regularly: you build muscle and bulk up. Basically, the stress of moving the weights creates microtears in your muscles, Michael R. Deschenes, PhD, FACSM, previously told ETNT. Those microtears heal, allowing your muscles to grow bigger and stronger.
Of course, nothing in the human body occurs in a vacuum. When we exercise and strengthen our muscles it also benefits our overall health in a number of other unexpected ways.
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