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?
Do you experience wrist pain when you lift weights or do other exercises where you bear weight on your wrists? Here are some of the possible reasons along with steps you can take to keep your wrists healthy when you train with weights and without weights.
Reverse flys are a simple exercise you can do with a pair of dumbbells or a pair of resistance bands. It’s an exercise that doesn’t get as much emphasis as other strength-training exercises, such as presses, squats, and deadlifts. This isn’t surprising since these are compound exercises that work multiple muscle groups simultaneously. We get
You’ve probably heard of forced reps, but how effective are they at building muscle strength? Find out what studies show about the use of forced reps to become stronger and break through strength-training plateaus.
We know that strength training has health and fitness benefits. So much so that you would think everyone would do it! But, how many people actually strength train? You might be surprised.
Do you mostly use barbells or dumbbells when you strength train? The reality is you should be using both. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each and why you’re limiting your gains if you aren’t using both.
Can weight training enhance the health of your brain? We know that aerobic exercise has brain-boosting benefits, but does strength-training have the same impact? Here’s the surprising way that working with weights enhance the health of your brain.
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.
Have you heard that weight training can cause a decrease in breast size? Is there any truth to this idea? Find out how weight training impacts the size of “the girls.”
Your muscles can be strong but still lack endurance. Why is muscle endurance so important and what can you do to maximize the endurance capabilities of your own muscles?
Have you ever wondered why muscles grow slower for some people than for others? Here are the four main factors that impact how quickly you see gains in muscle size when you weight train.
Do you make these mistakes when you train with weights? Weight training makes both sexes stronger, leaner, and more defined. But, ladies, you’ll get better results if you avoid these four weight training habits.
