Just as there are many ways to increase muscular strength and endurance, there are also many benefits. Increases in lean body weight (LBW) and decreases in percent fat are common outcomes of a strength training program. As muscles adapt to this type of regimen, there is an increase in muscle fiber size and, thus, strength. Other supportive tissue like tendons and ligaments also increase in strength. Bone adapts by becoming more dense and there is an increase in the healthy type of cholesterol.

The photo above shows someone working out at a local tennis club.