Functional overreaching is essentially short-term overtraining where you have a goal of digging yourself into a recovery ditch. Two weeks—two ball-busting weeks. Get to work and reap the benefits.

Want to get bigger and stronger? Here's one question you can use to figure out which exercises to choose.

Strength training veteran Charles Staley is here to answer our readers' questions about life and lifting.

Strength training veteran Charles Staley is here to answer our readers' questions about life and lifting.