Hypertrophy is the increase in size and volume of muscle cells through a specific type of resistance training. Trainers ...

DIRECTIONS: Warm up with a 1-minute plank, 1 minute of reverse lunges, and 1 minute of jumping jacks, then do the exercises ...

If your lifting routine has gone stale and you’re looking for a way to shake it up, let me introduce you to the pyramid set. While you typically increase volume, weight, or reps to make a session more ...

WHY YOU NEED IT: Every move must have a purpose when you’re so near maintenance calories, and the snatch checks multiple boxes, building athleticism and challenging every muscle in your body. It also ...

As you get older, experts advise increasing strength training to help burn calories and keep your metabolism firing. But if ...

“People get focused on the weight on the bar because of the term ‘load’ in progressive overload,” says Norton, but more reps ...

If you’re new to lifting, you don’t want to start with more specialized and, let’s face it, awkward exercises like pistol squats and cossack squats. To build foundational muscle and strength, it’s ...

After months (maybe years) of performing three sets of 12 reps on repeat, your muscles are likely craving a fresh—and heavier—training routine. One path forward: the 5x5 workout plan. The ...

Walk into any gym, and you’ll hear conflicting advice about reps. Some trainers swear by heavy weights and low reps. Others advocate for lighter weights and high reps. Your workout buddy might tell ...

Even before becoming a personal trainer, I appreciated the slow burn of a high-rep, low-weight workout from these neoprene-coated Cap Barbell 3-Pound Dumbbell Weights — a fitness product designed to ...