To boost your running performance, you consider strength training, but now you’ve got two major questions: Is that effort really necessary? And should I do high reps at a lower weight or low reps at a ...

While their training styles varied to some degree, one thing united them: At some point, they all dabbled in Gironda-style hypertrophy training. This method, still used to some extent today, was known ...

Lie flat on a bench with your feet planted firmly on the floor. Unrack the barbell and lower it under control until it ...

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If you’re like most guys, your workouts probably haven’t changed much in years: three sets of 10, some cardio, maybe a few finishers if you’re feeling ambitious. That’ll work for a while, but ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise—like lowering into a squat or letting your ...

The 2-2-2 method focuses on effective volume. 'Muscle growth doesn't come from endless volume. It comes from effective volume, those high quality, close to failure reps that generate enough mechanical ...

Everything you’ve been taught about building muscle and getting stronger might be completely backwards. While you’ve been religiously counting reps and pushing through sets like a human calculator, a ...

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 ...