When it’s time to bust through a plateau, cluster training can help you do it. Find out what cluster training is and how it can help you eke our more reps and build greater strength and lean body mass.
Without change your muscles will adapt to the stimulus you place on them and stop growing. One way to vary a resistance workout is to change the lifting tempo or timing of each rep. Super-slow training is one way to promote muscle hypertrophy – but what about a fast rep speed?
Men and women can both improve strength and power and build muscle through training. How do men and women differ in their ability to generate strength and power? Discover what research shows about gender differences in strength and power and what women need to do to maximize their performance in these areas.
It takes months of training to build strength and lean body mass, but what about maintaining the gains once you’ve achieved them? Is there a minimum amount of training you need to do for maintenance? Find out what research shows.
Circuit training wins points for being a time-efficient, total body workout. But what if you want to build strength or increase muscle size? Can a circuit workout be a way to accomplish that? 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.
Concurrent training, including circuit-style workouts, offers a way to get a workout in the shortest time possible – but do they interfere with strength gains? This article discusses the issue of whether concurrent training workouts interfere with each other and what the pros and cons of doing aerobic and resistance training on the same day are.
If you weight train, you probably do squats. Squats are essential for building lower body strength and firm legs and buttocks. They also burn calories because you’re working large muscle groups. There’s another way to tone your lower body and build explosive power – with squat jumps. What are the benefits of adding squat jumps to your fitness routine?
If you’ve worked hard to build muscle strength, you probably won’t voluntarily take long periods of time off from training. On the other hand, there may be circumstances like surgery or injury that you have to. What happens to your muscles when you stop lifting weights and how easy is it to get your strength back?
Iron is a critical part of the hemoglobin molecule that carries oxygen to tissues during exercise. A group of researchers recently looked at the role iron plays in exercise performance in women. Can iron supplements help women athletes perform better? Find out what research shows.
You already know it’s important to strength train to preserve strength and lean body mass with age. But what about power training? Find out why power training may be as important, if not more so, than strength training for staying functional as you age.
Vegetarian diets may offer certain health benefits – but what about athletes? This article discusses vegetarian diets as they relate to endurance and strength exercise and whether they have a negative impact on sports performance.
