What is pre-fatiguing a muscle and can doing it help your muscles grow? Find out what pre-fatiguing a muscle means and whether it can help your muscles hypertrophy more than traditional weight training approaches.
Aerobic exercise is for heart health and resistance training is for the health of your muscles, right? According to a new study, resistance training may have heart health benefits as well. Does weight training lower your risk of cardiovascular disease?
What are burnout sets and can they help you hypertrophy your muscles? Here’s why you should consider adding them to your workouts and guidelines for doing so.
Meditation has a calming effect – and it may be the perfect compliment to your weight training routine. Find out why and how to make it part of your training.
You need to stress your body when you train to get results but not to the point that you overtrain. How do you strike the right balance? Find out how your body adapts to the stress of training and how to hit the sweet spot for getting results and avoid overtraining.
Most people weight train to get stronger or build muscle but it can also help with fat loss. What’s the best approach for using weights or resistance to burn body fat? Find out what research shows.
For your muscles to grow or become stronger, they need exposure to stress. However, some days we’re stronger than others and can safely push harder. Why should we train according to a predetermined plan every time we train? With intuitive strength training, you don’t have to.
Can circuit training alone be enough to build strength and muscle? Circuit workouts are popular because they’re time expedient and burn more calories than standard weight training due to the short rest period between exercises. But are they enough to build muscle size?
When is your favorite time of day to strength train? Just as importantly, does when you train likely impact your performance because of your biological clock? Find out what a new study shows and when the optimal time of day to do different types of workouts is.
Are you familiar with the concept of periodization? There are two main types of periodization – linear and non-linear. This article discusses each, how they differ, and their benefits.
If there’s one thing a weight training program thrives on, it’s change. Keep doing the same workout and you’ll stop seeing results. One approach to stimulating growth once your muscle growth has plateaued is to add some negative reps. Read on and find out how negative reps work.
What’s new in the fitness world for 2016? Every year the American College of Sports Medicine surveys participants to find the latest fitness trends. What’s likely to be popular in 2016?
