The 60-Second Strength Test That Reveals Your True Fitness Age
If you want to know how strong and fit you are, forget the fancy gym machines and the complicated fitness trackers, and forget comparing yourself to your younger self. The real measure of functional ...
4 Muscle-Building Mistakes Trainers Say Are Sabotaging Your Gains
"Recovery is necessary when it comes to muscle growth," Davis explains. "Muscles grow and repair while you are resting, not ...
These Bowflex Adjustable Dumbbells Have Never Been Cheaper – Don't Miss This Amazon Spring Sale Deal
We found the weight transition smooth, with no plate clanking (thanks to their plastic coating and a solid cradle) and only ...
Progressive Overload Is the Key Your Muscle-Building Workouts Need
Simply put: Your workouts need to be challenging from one to the next, introducing some additional factor of difficulty for your muscles to overcome. That concept is called progressive overload, and ...
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Stop Wasting Time at the Gym! 6 Exercises That Won't Get You the Results You Want
If you're putting in the time and effort at the gym, it's crucial to make sure every exercise is bringing you closer to your ...
What’s Better: Heavy Weights or High Reps?
“People get focused on the weight on the bar because of the term ‘load’ in progressive overload,” says Norton, but more reps ...
How to Actually Build Muscle When You Work Out
Research shows us that muscle growth is driven by mechanical tension. Unlike time under tension—the amount of time a muscle ...