An elite bodybuilder said he uses an exercise technique called slow negatives to build more muscle. Also called eccentric reps, negatives can help optimize gains by putting more tension on the muscle.

Objective We aimed to determine hip and lower-leg muscle strength in people after ACL injury compared with an uninjured control group (between people) and the uninjured contralateral limb (between ...

At the cellular level, the mechanics of how muscle tissue repair occurs gets complicated. There are significant differences between, say, tearing a muscle in a sports injury versus muscle tissue ...

When you start weight training, people may tell you to buy some pieces of equipment, including lifting gloves, knee straps, ...

Trainor strength trains three times a week. Experts say lifting weights aids weight loss by raising your resting metabolic rate and improving insulin sensitivity. They recommend starting with ...