resistance training

A fitness fairy tale about finding just the right resistance.

Think of metabolic conditioning (metcon) training as teaching your body to burn fat on an hourly basis, and who doesn't want that?

While exercises such as swimming and cycling are beneficial to overall health, these activities do not strengthen the skeleton. For that you need to lift some weights.

Research shows that many lifters simply aren't selecting high enough loads to make progress.

Gym etiquette is clear: Get off your cell phone, dingus. People who spend time on their cell phones never get a truly effective workout. Don't believe that? You can't argue with science.

Die-hard gym rats, fitness buffs, and professional athletes can still learn a thing or two from diet methodologies.

Resistance bands intensify strengthening and stretching while creating stamina and flexibility.

The airbike great for fat loss and it provides a gut check like no other piece of cardio equipment in the gym.

The off-season is the perfect time to address the weaknesses and imbalances brought from a year on the bike.

Compares the acute physiological responses within and between resistance training (RT) and high intensity interval training (HIIT) matched for time and with comparable effort.

Struggle at the top of regular or weighted pull ups? This movement will force you to become more explosive.

Hinge training often requires equipment but these four exercises do the job without all the stuff.

A recent study weighs the differences and benefits of Strongman training and traditional resistance training.

This is how to keep moving for decades to come, not get type 2 diabetes, and not die of pneumonia after falling and breaking a hip at 85.

Reps, sets, and percentages can guide your training goals, but they're not always accurate. Here's another option.

For females athletes, well-planned training is key to the best hormonal balance and response.

Believe it or not, lesser loads have the potential to recruit a larger number of muscle fibers compared to a 1RM.