As any bodybuilder can attest, muscles grow when we make them do more work. Now, new research explains how muscle cells translate weight-lifting overload into bulk. The secret lies with a chemical ...

Many people start strength training because they want to build muscle. That’s a great goal – building muscle can help you look and feel great. It improves your metabolism, self-esteem, and overall ...

Lifting weights for 30 minutes twice weekly helps muscle gain, per a study. Experts explain how long to work out to gain ...

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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 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 ...

Exercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and ...

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 ...