Muscle growth is more than just moving heavy weights—it's a complex biological response. In this video, we explain how resistance training creates micro-tears in your muscle fibers, triggering a ...

You’ve been hitting the gym consistently, following your workout plan to the letter, and pushing yourself through every rep. In the beginning, the results were exciting—visible changes in the mirror, ...

Building muscle seems to be on everyone’s mind lately, as it should be. Packing on lean mass has benefits for your metabolism, blood sugar, daily functioning, and longevity, just to name some of the ...

You’ve dialled in your programming, you’re pushing yourself at the end of your sets, and you’re consistent with your training split. But, if you’re not paying attention to the length at which your ...

A recent review by researchers from Ball State looked at how different muscles respond to training in adults over 60. What they found should change how we think about exercise programming, whether you ...

Building muscle is crucial for overall well-being...but it isn’t as easy as you may think. In fact, physical therapist Shannon Ritchey is on her own journey of adding muscle—the new mum has a goal to ...

Here’s something we don’t talk about enough: aging doesn’t shrink all your muscles evenly. Just like getting stronger isn’t a one-size-fits-all deal, neither is getting older. A recent review by ...

I’ve always been bookish. I spend most of my time in the lab rather than running, jumping or climbing. But I still have super strong muscles. They’re way bigger than when I was a young. I asked my ...

USC researcher Megan McCain and colleagues have devised a way to develop bigger, stronger muscle fibers. But instead of popping up on the bicep of a bodybuilder, these muscles grow on a tiny scaffold ...