Build muscle without punishing your knees, hips, and back with these joint-friendly lower body exercises and workout.

Overall, Burd suggests keeping this in mind when figuring out how to refuel after a workout to support muscle growth: “Eat a nice, high-quality source of animal protein—whether eggs, meat, chicken, or ...

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Discover the truth about bulking and why eating huge surpluses isn’t the key to muscle. Learn how to fuel performance, stay ...

This classic exercise puts you in the right position for mountainous muscle peaks. Here's how to add it to your workouts.

Many powerlifters and fitness enthusiasts seem to repeat and stand by the mantras, ‘pushing through more sets builds more muscle’ or ‘the more you train, the better your results,’ leading some to push ...

LONDON — No pain, no gain, as the old exercise adage goes. But just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training? That depends on what you’re trying to accomplish, fitness ...

With so many possible exercises capable of building muscle, it's often hard to know which ones are actually worth doing. Sam ...

What's a typical rate of muscle gain? Unfortunately the short answer is "It depends," because everyone's body responds to stimulus a little differently. But in general, the average exerciser can ...

Last week, I wrote a post about how high-intensity aerobic exercise can stimulate the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that's often described as Miracle-Gro for the brain ...