It's a small price to pay to get such a heavy, "lemak" tone.
Build up your muscles man! I was quite puny until I strapped on the Zakk Wylde LP (one of the heaviest Les Pauls in the Epiphone collection mind you.... WAAAAAY heavier then the regular Custom Les Paul), and now, even a monster like the Razorback 255 (which is solid mahogany too, but waaaaaay bigger) is no problem.

True about the Les Paul VS Telecaster......
The tele is twangy, while the Les Paul is Heavy (in terms of tone)....