Figuring out how many sets and reps to do, what exercises to try, and where to start can be daunting, and it’s one of the main reasons many people opt for a personal trainer or group classes. Once you ...

When it comes to building muscle—or any fitness routine, for that matter—most people assume that more is more. More sets, more reps, more time in the gym must mean more gains. Right? From there, ...

It’s possible to gain strength and muscle with a low-volume, high-intensity training approach. Jeff Nippard gained muscle with intense, low-volume workouts over a 100-day experiment. Science shows ...

A new study in trained lifters suggests one hard set per exercise, twice a week, may deliver more muscle than most people expect. Volume is the gold standard in muscle building. Bodybuilders chase it, ...

Time is a precious commodity, so if spending less of it in the gym sounds good to you, single-set training is worth a try.

He and his colleagues have found that even five- to 10-minute bursts of an exercise with an intensity like running, and as ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Feeling strong and capable after 50 is about much more than just looking fit—it's about building ...

While we may have gotten away with high-volume, high-intensity training and minimal recovery in our twenties, we lose some of that flexibility as time goes on. Gone are the days when we could down a ...

Exercise Progression: Exercise progression refers to increasing the demand of an exercise to promote adaptation. This can be accomplished by modifying several acute variables, including reps, load, ...