AS A NEWCOMER to building muscle, what you do in the first few months of training is critical. Do it right and you’ll unlock a growth spree you can build on for years and decades to come. But if you ...

YOU WANT (AND need, for so many reasons!) to build more muscle. But you’ve hit the gym and piled up reps and sets of everything from biceps curls to pushups and burpees, and you still don’t have the ...

WANT TO BUILD visible muscle without packing on fat—and be able to do it for years to come? Some in fitness will tell you that can't happen, and you have to eventually embrace bulking and cutting to ...

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If you’re new to lifting, you don’t want to start with more specialized and, let’s face it, awkward exercises like pistol squats and cossack squats. To build foundational muscle and strength, it’s ...

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A new study found that supplementing with creatine while resistance training may not have much of an effect on muscle gains. Study participants either took no creatine at all or took 5 grams of ...

SOMETIME DURING THE second set of Bulgarian split squats, I realized I was in trouble. My breath grew ragged, and I struggled to keep my posture and focus on consistent, measured movement. I lowered ...

Learn how combining creatine and BCAAs can boost your workout energy, speed up muscle repair, and help you reach your fitness ...

Graduate student Žan Zupančič, left, health and kinesiology professor Nicholas Burd and their colleagues found that processing high-protein whole foods may alter the foods’ muscle-building potential ...