“People get focused on the weight on the bar because of the term ‘load’ in progressive overload,” says Norton, but more reps ...

Walk into any gym, and you’ll hear conflicting advice about reps. Some trainers swear by heavy weights and low reps. Others advocate for lighter weights and high reps. Your workout buddy might tell ...

Forget maxing out, this old-school technique uses volume, short rest, and relentless pace to pack on serious size. The athletes from the golden era of bodybuilding had a few key things in common. They ...

A new study challenges one of strength training’s longest-running debates. The rep debate has been raging in gyms for decades. Should you lift heavy for fewer reps? Go lighter for higher reps? Can you ...

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'It’s because we lose power if we do strength training in the traditional sense [with higher reps and lighter loads]. When we ...

But the benefits of strength training are too important to ignore. Improvements in strength, speed and power are ...

Either standing or seated, grab a dumbbell in each hand and let your arms hang almost completely straight at your sides, ...

Instead, he argued it led to a thick, blocky look that ruined symmetry and made the waist appear wider. His approach used high volume with shorter rest periods, strict form, with an emphasis on ...