Warming up before exercise may not increase your overall strength, but new research shows it gives your muscles the speed and explosive power needed for rapid movements. Study: The effect of muscle ...

From Hyrox to Pilates, resistance bands and even yoga, experts explain what actually builds muscles – and why it gets harder ...

Everybody knows the importance of warming up your muscles before a workout. But what is actually going on when we warm our muscles up, and are all muscles the same? You might be surprised to find out ...

Few exercises pack the punch that push-ups do. They provide a great workout, can conveniently be done anytime and from anywhere and deliver real results if done properly and with consistency. They are ...

David Lloyd George, a 23-year-old graduate student, set a new world record for most muscle-ups in 24 hours. He trained for nine months, drawing inspiration from ultramarathon runners' training ...

Use these five dumbbell exercises to build your back and biceps muscles without a pull-up in sight. We know there are plenty of pull-up variations you can try to suit your current ability if you don't ...

There’s a classic strength training story about a shirtless personal trainer and his father in law. And about chin-ups. The trainer made him get stronger without doing much work by setting him up with ...

With the internet, social media and idle gym chit-chat by the bench press awash with information on how to target each muscle ...

UPDATE: First-year doctoral physics student David Lloyd George broke the Guinness World Record for the most muscle-ups completed in 24 hours. Lloyd George finished 2,002 muscle ups — 276 more than the ...

Muscle building, V-shaped back, more upper body power: Those who approach pull-up training with discipline and regularity can see visible effects in three to six months. A fitness coach explains ...

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — Recently, a grueling world record was potentially set. It began with a drive for self-improvement. Tyler Shilson took aim at a world record in muscle-ups, along the way raising ...