strength and lean body mass
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.
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.
Cardiovascular exercise helps to build endurance and improve heart health but taken to an extreme, it can send your body into a catabolic state that makes it harder to build muscle strength and lean body mass. This article gives four tips for maintaining an anabolic state for muscle and strength development while still getting an adequate cardiovascular workout.
Barbells versus dumbbells – is one better than the other for building strength? Find out how each of these strength training tools can benefit your workout and why it’s a good idea to use both.
