Loaded resistance exercises with weights are the most effective way to build muscular strength. Examples include dumbbell presses, rows, squats, and deadlifts.

If you've been working out for a few years, you may want to make workouts more complicated to see results. Functional fitness exercises prove you don't have to.

Strength gains occur in response to heavy loads that challenge your muscles. If you don't consistently increase the weight you use over time, your strength building will stall. While more muscle ...

The principle of specificity can help athletes of any level master their goals. We break down what it is, give you some examples, and show you how to use it in your training program.

Greater muscle strength is associated with better cognitive function in ageing men and women, according to a new study. The association of extensively measured upper and lower body muscle strength ...

One example of these types is high intensity interval training. This is a popular method that uses a combination of cardiovascular and strength-based fitness to achieve weight loss and muscle gain.

Background: Although strength training (ST) enhances physical function in the elderly, little is known about the effect of training intensity on training and detraining adaptations in musculoskeletal ...

Hand grip strength as a proxy of muscular fitness is a clinical predictor of mortality and morbidity. In a large-scale GWA study, the authors find 16 robustly associated genetic loci that ...