If you've got an hour or two and feel like knocking out a quick WOD, come by and join us! Last call at about 4 o'clock.
Here's an excerpt from "FIT: An Unconventional Guide to Using Conventional Methods for Creating Fitness for the Real World" by Lon Kilgore, Michael Hartman, and Justin Lascek:
"Lots of people have a seemingly simple goal of 'toning up' when they start to exercise. Strength training is the best way to accomplish this...When you train with weights, especially heavier ones, you are conditioning your muscles to produce tremendous amounts of electrical activity. The baseline amount produced at rest increases and baseline muscle tension increases as an adaptation, thus producing the desired 'tone'--firm and athletic." (Fit p. 26)
Strength also pays dividends to endurance athletes by allowing them to go further before exhaustion and decrease event finishing times. There is also correlational evidence that being strong increases a person's overall chances of survival (Fit, p. 25). Sadly, there is no causal evidence for this interesting theory, but that's no reason not to get strong.
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