Greetings:

I wanted to pass along this study as in the past Paul has stated that
more muscle seems to do nothing to extend life and might be even be
detrimental. This is the first study I have come across that seems to
suggest the opposite.

BTW, The BMJ is now available for free and the entire archives back to
the 1800s is now available for searching.

Erich Brueschke

Association between muscular strength and mortality in men: prospective
cohorts
Conclusion: Muscular strength is inversely and independently associated
with death from all causes and cancer in men, even after adjusting for
cardiorespiratory fitness and other potential confounders.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/jul01_2/a439