You Don’t Need To Lift Heavy Weights To Build Bigger Muscles
You’ve gotta pump massive iron to build massive muscles, right? Well, not really. “There's a lot of lore around this routine ...
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When You Should Use Lifting Straps for Heavy, Muscle-Building Exercises
You might have been told to leave the straps in your locker unless you're pulling the heaviest weights. Here's an exception.
'I Have Sjogren's Syndrome—And My Symptoms Improved After Only A Month Of Lifting Heavy Weights'
Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes your immune system to attack the body’s moisture-producing glands.
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BYU student creates robot capable of lifting heavy items
For a BYU graduate student, a simple quest guided him to create a robot with a novel approach, what if robots were more ...
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This is how heavy a woman should squat, really
According to data from Strength Level, the ‘average squat weight for a female lifter is 73kg’. But this only applies to a 1RM ...
'My Life Fell Apart At 40. Lifting Heavy Saved Me.'
Trainer and co-founder of Bells Up Lacee Lazoff shares how weight lifting and strength training has become a feminist act of ...
Does Barre ‘Count’ as Strength Training or Is It More About Flexibility?
Hop into any barre class and your muscles will quickly start to feel it: As you pulse to the beat of the booming playlist, it ...
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When You Should Use Lifting Straps for Heavy, Muscle-Building Exercises
If you've read enough of our fitness advice (or you hang around enough CrossFit boxes or with functional fitness devotees), you might have heard that you should rarely turn to tools like lifting ...
What’s the Difference Between Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Muscle Contractions?
Fitness experts weigh in on the differences between concentric vs. eccentric exercise, and why both are important.
5 Essential Exercises for a Body Recomposition Program
Expect to lift big weights, push your sets close to failure, and progress these exercises every time you step foot inside the gym. Want a more complete workout plan to follow to the letter? Check out ...
An 82-year-old personal trainer explains how lifting weights helped him relieve arthritis and joint pain
A man in his 80s started working as a personal trainer after lifting weights helped him relieve joint pain and arthritis so ...
Calisthenics vs. Weights: Which One Should You Do?
“Calisthenics can be really beneficial for people who may be inexperienced in weightlifting and may feel intimidated to go to ...