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 ...

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 ...

For some, gaining muscle and strength by training with light weights or those that allow them to perform many repetitions before reaching failure is useless. Large dumbbells or heavy weight plates are ...

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 ...

You've bought a kettlebell or a set of dumbbells, but do you really know what you should be doing with them? Resistance training is touted as being the most important thing we can do to improve the ...

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 ...

The term ‘lifting’ may dominate when we talk about building strength in the gym – but could bringing weights back down actually be what’s best for you? New research from Edith Cowan University found a ...