You can manipulate a variety of variables to build strength. One of these variables is rep speed. Recently, a new study compared slow rep speeds with explosive reps with regard to building strength. Which was better? Find out.
If you want to get the most out of weight training, it’s important to understand the size principle and how muscles are recruited when you lift. Read on and discover how this principle can help you fine-tune your training.
Functional hypertrophy training – have you heard of it? This article discusses what this type of training involves, the benefits it offers, and tips for how to do it.
Building strength and muscle definition isn’t easy. It takes patience, consistency, and the right kind of training. Underlying all resistance training programs are certain principles backed by science. Here are four principles of resistance training and how some people get them wrong and fail to get the results they’re looking for.
Once you’ve worked hard and developed a certain amount of strength and muscle mass, you don’t want to lose it. How hard do you have to train if you only want to maintain muscle strength? Find out what research shows.
Is your primary goal to become stronger? This article discusses the difference between strength and hypertrophy workouts and how to maximize strength with or without building muscle. It also points out the importance nutrition plays in strength-training gains.
Once you’ve gained strength and lean body mass and want to maintain muscle – how hard and how often do you have to work out? It’s harder to build strength and muscle than it is to maintain it but that doesn’t mean you can slack off. Find out what research shows about exercise frequency and intensity when you’re in maintenance mode.
Can exercise during the middle age years of your life protect against frailty and loss of strength later? That’s what a new study shows. Find out more about strength training and how it may reduce your risk for sarcopenia later on in life. You’ll discover the role nutrition plays in preventing loss of muscle as well as a vitamin that may be beneficial.
Fatty fish, like salmon, sardines and herring contain omega-3 fatty acids that are good for your heart. Thanks to their anti-inflammatory effects. Evidences also show that an omega-3 rich diet helps stabilize your mood and reduce your blood pressure. Now there is another reason to make these heart-healthy fats a part of your daily diet. Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals that omega-3 fats may enhance your muscle strength and help you derive extra benefits from your strength-training program as you get older. And, getting physically stronger can help you add years to your life.
To maximize strength and lean body mass, you need to challenge your muscles. That means lifting heavier weights. Does this mean high-rep workouts have no benefits? Definitely not. Discover the benefits of lifting lighter and doing more high-rep resistance during some training sessions
How does muscle strength and muscle mass change as you age? Find out how your muscles change with age and the role diet and exercise play in staying strong, defined and healthy as you grow older.
Have you ever noticed how your muscles look larger and more defined after a resistance workout? Why does this happen? This article discusses this phenomenon and what distinguishes it from true muscle hypertrophy.
