While I'm glad to see this type of article getting large distribution, it's not really going to help anything. For one, all of these articles always cite "a study in year...", instead of just going out and seeing what actual athletes do. If you want to look great, do what the people you want to look like do...Heck I even saw Kendra doing back squats using a Smith Machine a few nights ago. (Gasp! Smith Machines = devil) [www.eonline.com]

But at least she's going heavy in with a functional workout.

Next, the article just says "lift heavier stuff". For most people that's great, but it says nothing about how much you should ift, proper form, eating the right fuel, and recovery (read: lots of sleep). Again, these articles tend to be filler fluff that ding off of most people's cabezas.

Anyway, my soapbox is cluttered but I'll just end by saying that lifting heavy weights is not only good for you, it feels incredible. Squatting deep especially- I mean we're talking about using every muscle in your body at the same time.

I got my set of weights for $100 off of craigslist and went from a big loafy guy to a big loafy guy with muscle mass. (Still need to lose the rest of the loaf). Very rewarding, much more so than an "hour on the treadmill".

P.S. - [www.amazon.com]