Lift Weights, Eat More Protein, Especially if You’re Over 40 (Published 2018)

Eating more protein can significantly augment the effects of lifting weights, a review of research found.

How Weight Training Changes the Brain (Published 2019)

In animals, weight training appeared to promote the creation of new neurons in the memory centers of the brain.

Why Lifting Weights Can Be So Potent for Aging Well (Published 2019)

People who discovered that they enjoyed and felt capable of completing a weight-training session subsequently joined a new gym and showed up for workouts.

Laurel Hubbard Had Her Moment. Now She’d Like Her Privacy.

“I’m looking forward to this being the end of my journey,” a barrier-breaking weight lifter says after an excruciating week in the spotlight.

Weight Lifting, an Original Olympic Sport, May Be Dropped

Lifting’s international federation has failed to fully address concerns about bribery and doping. If it doesn’t, the Olympic committee may eject the sport from the Games.

Lifting Weights? Your Fat Cells Would Like to Have a Word.

A cellular chat after your workout may explain in part why weight training burns fat.

How Weight Training May Help With Weight Control

People who regularly do muscle-strengthening exercises are about 20 to 30 percent less likely to become obese over time than people who do not.