Many dedicated gym-goers find themselves frustrated after months of consistent heavy lifting with minimal muscle growth to show for their efforts. The answer often lies beyond the weight room, in ...

I’ve always been bookish. I spend most of my time in the lab rather than running, jumping or climbing. But I still have super strong muscles. They’re way bigger than when I was a young. I asked my ...

Many people start strength training because they want to build muscle. That’s a great goal – building muscle can help you look and feel great. It improves your metabolism, self-esteem, and overall ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD big guys at the gym tossing around the word "hypertrophy" when they talk about ...

When you’ve pushed through an intense workout, you might have sore muscles to go along with that surge of accomplishment. Maybe it’s those quads and hammies after leg day or triceps and biceps after ...

Many of us who are going to the gym purely to build muscles have hit a plateau at one point. The days of constantly working and not seeing results can be frustrating for many. But did you know that ...

Building muscle remains one of fitness culture’s most misunderstood pursuits. Despite countless hours spent in gyms across America, many people struggle to see meaningful changes in their physiques.

MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster ...

Starting a new strength training program? Here's what you need to know about how long it takes to build muscle. When it comes to muscle building, it's all about repetition and being consistent with ...

The muscles of the mice that received antibiotic treatment, and thus had an unhealthy gut, did not grow as much. If researchers are able to pinpoint which substances that gut bacteria produce can help ...

Zui Pan, a professor of graduate nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington, is leading research into whether a zinc-infused gel can spur injured muscle to regenerate after a blast. Far from any ...