How Do You Know if You’re Gaining Muscle When You Strength Train?
Are you gaining muscle mass? How can you tell? You might get an idea by looking in the mirror but that’s not very precise. Here’s another way to see if you’re building muscle tissue.
Are you gaining muscle mass? How can you tell? You might get an idea by looking in the mirror but that’s not very precise. Here’s another way to see if you’re building muscle tissue.
High-intensity interval training has a multitude of health benefits. Can it even slow cellular aging? Here’s what new research shows.
Cardio – it’s good for your heart – but can it lead to muscle loss or interfere with strength gains? Is the interference effect real? Find out what research shows.
Are there ways to make a workout feel easier? If you can exercise hard and yet not feel like your workout is brutal, you’ll anticipate your workouts more. Here are five ways to make your next exercise session feel a bit easier and improves exercise performance.
What’s your maximal strength? In reality, you’re stronger than that. When you train, you only tap into a percentage of your absolute strength. Here’s how strong you really are.
Are you a heavy sweater or do you barely break a sweat when you train? There’s a common perception that men sweat more than women during a workout. Is that really the case? Find out what determines how much you sweat.
What do you do after a workout? Hopefully, you reach for a recovery snack that contains protein. Here are three, compelling reasons you need protein and amino acids after a workout.
Are you lifting heavy enough to reach your weight-training goals? How do you know? One way to find out is to determine your one-rep max and work at a percentage of that value. Here’s how.
Are you making one of these four exercise recovery mistakes? Get them wrong and you could end up feeling wiped out after a workout, or even worse, injured. Here’s how to make sure your recovery is complete.
How hard are you exercising when you do a high-intensity interval workout or moderate-intensity cardio? Are you using maximal heart rate to measure your exertion?
How do you target your glutes? If you’re like most people, you do squats, deadlifts, and lunges. However, even if you change the resistance your muscles can adapt to being worked the same way all the time. What about isometric exercises, like glute squeezes?
You’ve heard about the health benefits of omega-3s but did you know that consuming more of them may help your workout? Find out how.