Lifting heavy is one of the fastest ways to build raw strength and muscle, but without proper safety habits, it can also lead ...

Recently, I noticed a guy I’d trained around for a few years in the gym move some pretty impressive weight, far more than what he’d been regularly capable of. He was in good shape too. Naturally, I ...

Should you lift heavy weights or use lighter loads with more reps to maximize muscle growth? This question has divided ...

That idea that you need to grunt and strain under crushing barbells to build serious strength deserves to be tossed in the fitness myth graveyard. The truth about getting stronger without heavyweight ...

As we age, we lose muscle strength and size (a process also known as sarcopenia),and experience a decrease in bone density, as your body's rate of bone breakdown (resorption) surpasses that of bone ...

A new study finds that older adults who do heavy resistance training for a year can maintain the gained muscle strength for years afterward. This information is important since depletion of leg muscle ...

Twelve months of heavy resistance training—exercise that makes muscles work against a force—around retirement preserves vital leg strength years later, show the follow up results of a clinical trial, ...