High-rep training typically refers to sets of 12 reps or more. For a long time, it’s been pigeonholed as the go-to method for boosting muscular endurance, but a growing number of fitness professionals ...

"Because beginners can’t lift the higher loads of advanced lifters, they can typically handle higher volumes," he adds. "Also, recovery will be faster with less load, so less rest is required. Finally ...

We tested these kettlebells across swings, presses, squats, and carries to see which ones stayed stable when workouts got ...

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 ...

My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...

Trainer: I'm Begging Guys to Do These 4 Exercises for Bicep Gains originally appeared on Men's Fitness. When it comes to guys hitting the gym and crushing a solid upper body workout, no muscle is more ...

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Strength training for the tactical athlete is not exactly the same as what football players and powerlifters do to prepare for their sports. While they may do some of the same exercises and repetition ...

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 ...

POV: You have 3 sets of 8 to 10 goblet squat reps. You’re feeling good today, so you pick up a weight heavier than your normal. You only manage to crank out 6 reps, falling short of the goal of 8—you ...