"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE WORST THING you can do in the gym? Go through the motions. Use the same weight for the same number of ...

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

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

A new study challenges one of strength training’s longest-running debates. The rep debate has been raging in gyms for decades. Should you lift heavy for fewer reps? Go lighter for higher reps? Can you ...

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

Reps vs. Time Under Tension: A Trainer Explains The Best Way to Build Muscle originally appeared on Men's Fitness. I’ve been a certified personal trainer (C.P.T.) for 15 years. In this ...

If your lifting routine has gone stale and you’re looking for a way to shake it up, let me introduce you to the pyramid set. While you typically increase volume, weight, or reps to make a session more ...

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 ...

Two certified strength and conditioning specialists count the reasons runners should think about lifting differently this ...

This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Ever since man first picked up heavy ...