Someone asked me this, and I felt like my answer wasn't good enough. I mentioned that lifting heavy weights strengthens your muscles and increases bone density. What else is there? I'm sure there's so much more.
>>38043656
It makes your dick bigger.
http://startingstrength.com/articles/barbell_medicine_sullivan.pdf
But really, who cares what normies think?
>>38043656
It solves all your problems.
Cuts the risk for ALL cancers in HALF
>>38043690
Awesome read. I appreciate the link.
>>38043721
By what mechanism though?
>>38043721
Not all cancer. Your chance of becoming tibetan cave dancing forum cancer increases 100000%.
>>38043758
lol wut?
>>38043758
I now suffer from TCDF.
>>38043762
By forcing your body to be better at it's job than it needs to be to just stay alive.
>>38043798
I'm sorry sir, but the test results came back positive. You have stage 4 chins. The only cure is to spend the entire summer spreading forced memes to uninformed people.
>>38043823
>>38043798
>>38043758
I love this place
>>38043823
Doc->weighted dips-tor, I think->that guy who yawns between sets-I'm getting worse.
The strength/bone density/joint strength you develop over the course of your life will sustain you through old age and delay your bodily degradation and weakness
burning calories (this is a big one people don't consider, it boosts your BMR significantly)
and active strength in general helps in many things