I can’t think of many good reasons against getting stronger.

Yes, we can move heavy things. But that's the tip of the iceberg.

Physical strength is the foundation of other physical qualities – power, speed, endurance, agility, balance…

When we’re older, strength can give us quality of life – protect us from falls, do day-to-day stuff (perform well when we’re 90, 100)…

Strength can be the gateway to building other types of strength – mental, emotional…

And, less known, it’s incredible for our brain.

See, when we do strength training, our muscles contract.

That contraction floods our body with these hormones called Myokines (there’s 100+ different types of them).

Specific Myokines benefit our immunity, metabolism, muscle growth and more.

But what’s cool is that Myokines also cross the blood-brain barrier. They surge into different parts of the brain, improving our:

• 🧩 Problem-solving‍
• 🤔 Decision making‍
• 🦠 Oxidative stress levels (oxidative stress is caused by inflammation, Myokine anti-inflammatory effects reduce it)
• 🧠 Memory consolidation (research even suggests it can help prevent neurological diseases like Alzheimer's!)

Myokines (by definition) only release when a muscle contracts.

So the only way to get the benefits is through movement. Particularly, resistance training.

Neurophysiologist Louisa Nicola says we have to lift weights at or above 70% of our 1 rep max (aka pretty heavy) to really get the benefits.

One more reason to get strong.