“People get focused on the weight on the bar because of the term ‘load’ in progressive overload,” says Norton, but more reps ...

Gym lore says that rep range determines whether you'll build strength, muscle, or endurance. However, load, speed, and "time under tension" are actually more important than the number of reps. Your ...

Building muscle is a challenging, tumultuous, rewarding process. It takes a great deal of determination and effort -- just like losing weight, building muscle is certainly not easy. Planning is ...

All gym routines have an element of predictability about them, so when a fresh way of lifting weights—like the 6-12-25 ...

Strength training and weight training are often used interchangeably. While they overlap, key differences in technique and ...

Hypertrophy is the increase in size and volume of muscle cells through a specific type of resistance training. Trainers ...

One method he recommends as an effective tool in your training arsenal, is the dead stop method. The rep adjustment is surprisingly simple, and has big pay off. The dead stop method is fairly ...

Here's everything you need to know to get started packing on muscle with dumbbells, kettlebells, and barbells.

It's Bench Press day. You hop under a bar loaded with more weight than you can handle. You complete one sloppy rep and barely grind out a second. You attempt a third rep, getting the bar a few inches ...

The fitness and health industries are not only celebrating, but also encouraging, women to add resistance training to their ...

One of them is the 3-3-3 method, popularised by coach Gary Walker. ‘The truth is, you don’t need more weight to build muscle ...

Exercise isn’t just for the young and spry. It’s also key for maintaining strength, balance and mental well-being in older folks — and it’s never too late to start. Now four new studies presented at ...