If I Lift Weights Will My Muscles Get Shorter?
Your muscles will not get shorter if you do strength
training with weights. Some people do tend to appear shorter after they have begun a weight lifting program. That may be due
to the amount of fat on the persons body and if the person is taking artificial muscle enhancements during the training.
Training with weights will give your bones more
density which makes them stronger. You naturally begin to loose bone density in your mid-30’s and weight lifting will
help to ward off osteoporosis, which is a direct result of bone loss.
Lifting weight builds muscle mass and the more
muscle you have the more calories you will burn --24 hours per day. Weight training will help to keep your body from accumulating
fat so that over all you will have a stronger, leaner body with the assistance of weight training.
