Are you lifting enough weight to see significant growth and gains in muscle size? It’s easy to get too “comfortable” with a workout and not see the gains you expected. How do you know when you’re not lifting hard enough? Here are five signs.
Are bent-over rows part of your training routine? If so, why not? Read on and discover the benefits bent-over rows offer, what muscles they work, and variation on this exercise.
What’s your shoulder training routine? Hopefully, it includes at least some exercises that strengthen the stabilizing muscles – the four muscles that make up your rotator cuff. Here’s why rotator cuff training is important for strong and healthy shoulders
Do you have lagging body parts or muscle groups you just can’t get to grow? Why are some body parts, like calves or biceps, so hard to develop for some people? Find out why and what you can do to get those slow-to-develop parts to grow.
To build muscle size, you have to create conditions that support muscle growth. When it comes down to it, three main factors work together to help you build muscle tissue. Find out what they are and how to use them to your advantage.
Muscles love glycogen and they depend on having enough of it. Unfortunately, after an intense workout or one of long duration, muscle cells can be depleted of this important source of fuel. Find out more about the role muscle and liver glycogen play in exercise performance and why post-workout nutrition is so important.
Everyone, especially women, need strong hamstrings. Find out how weak hamstring muscles increase our risk for injury, why women need more hamstring work than men, and how to best target this important muscle group.
When lifting weights, are you so focused on working the large muscles you see that you ignore the smaller stabilizers that help you avoid injury? Find out what stabilizer muscles are, why they’re important and how to work them effectively.
How strong are your core muscles? Having a strong core has multiple benefits for sports performance and for functional movements. This article identifies signs that core muscles are weak and makes suggestions for strengthening them.
Did you know weak upper back muscles can make you look older AND increase your risk for neck and back pain? This article discusses why upper back strength training is so important and what exercises target these muscles.
The muscles that make up your core are important for stability, power and injury prevention. If your core lacks strength, it’s time to give them more attention. How strong are your core muscles? Here are 4 signs they’re weaker than they should be.
Protein absorption – You need adequate protein in your diet to build lean body mass – but what really counts is how much protein reaches your muscles. How much of the protein you eat is absorbed? Is there a limit to how much your body can use? Find out what research shows.
