The fitness industry has convinced everyone that building serious muscle requires loading barbells with intimidating amounts of weight and grunting your way through sets that make you question your ...

Step foot in the gym and you'll likely spot two types of lifters: one busting out endless reps with lighter weights, and another lifting heavy loads for considerably less reps. Both have equally ...

It’s a misconception that you need heavy weights to tone your arms. You can absolutely build upper-body muscle with lighter dumbbells, especially when targeting smaller muscles like your biceps and ...

If you’re looking to build strength but find yourself gazing forlornly at a pair of light dumbbells, wondering how they can help, I have good news. Research suggests that it doesn’t matter how light ...

Simultaneously losing fat and gaining muscle is called body recomposition. It's possible if you lift heavy weights, progressively overload, and eat in a small calorie deficit. Eating a high protein ...

Choosing the wrong weights for your workout can have a serious impact on its effectiveness. Dr Milo Wolf, a fitness coach who specialises in muscle growth, shares a simple test with Harry Bullmore to ...

At the end of 60 days, both participants put each side to the test. Unsurprisingly, Ethier’s heavy side excelled at low-rep ...

Whether you're chasing a sleeve-stretching pump or you're simply trying to balance out your push-pull ratio, one thing’s for certain: bicep curls reign supreme when it comes to arm training. There’s ...

When most people think of building muscle, they picture heavy barbells, max-out sets, and pushing your limits under a heavily loaded squat rack. But according to Arnold Schwarzenegger – who knows a ...

When it comes to building muscle, conventional workout wisdom suggests that you should lift heavy weights. But a new Canadian study claims you can reap the same effects on your muscles by lifting ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE PUSHUP IS the do-everything, no-gear exercise for the upper body—and maybe one of the best overall ...