Aiming for gains? It might be time to adopt Henneman Size Principle. That's straight from Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist, Stanford professor, and podcaster. In his latest episode of ...

There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Olympics – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely ...

Mechanical overload might be the most important principle in strength training. It involves loading the target muscle to the point of fatigue, and ultimately, mechanical failure. When the target ...

I’ve always been bookish. I spend most of my time in the lab rather than running, jumping or climbing. But I still have super strong muscles. They’re way bigger than when I was a young. I asked my ...

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD big guys at the gym tossing around the word "hypertrophy" when they talk about their lifting goals — but what does that even mean? Are the principles behind the term just some ...

<strong> This is your Quick Training Tip, a chance to learn how to work smarter in just a few moments so you can get right to your workout. </strong> Youve likely ...

A chiseled chest. Bulging biceps. Adonis-like abs. Gym rats push and pump weights to stay healthy and enjoy the side effect of looking buff in the process. But does achieving that muscular physique ...

Examining the muscles of Eddie Hall, a British strongman and deadlift champion, has given researchers greater insight into muscle strength, which could inform athletic performance, injury prevention, ...

From push-ups to the bench press, our expert shares the easiest ways to build your chest muscles and benefit the rest of your ...

The word “toning” is something of a joke in many fitness circles, because it’s a word that’s thrown around when people mean other things. Sometimes it’s a code word for being thin, as when somebody ...

Your thigh is made up of a few different groups of muscles. The thigh is an important part of your body because your thighs bear most of your body’s weight! It’s consequently important to keep your ...