[Atlas Sneezed]

From what I've read, muscle is basically good for you, and as you get older, your body loses muscle, so you need to do resistance or weight work to maintain it. Muscle is good for sugar and fat metabolism. My problem is that weight training ALWAYS leads to joint problems, so I have to back off. My body seems to resist muscle formation - kind of a Johnny Carson physique.

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Try body-weight exercises to avoid and repair injury. Matt Furey's are excellent ("Combat Conditioning" is the book you want.)

[Steve_Seattle]

Thanks.