There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Olympics – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely ...

"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 ...

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 ...

A recent review by researchers from Ball State looked at how different muscles respond to training in adults over 60. What they found should change how we think about exercise programming, whether you ...

Jonathan Schoeff, MD, a board-certified surgeon and longevity expert, breaks down a fitness truth in a recent Instagram post: ...

Lean Bulking Made Simple With Fitness World Vancouver, Canada – December 4, 2025 / Breakthrough Local / Smart Bulking: Build Lean Muscle With a More Intentional Approach Gaining muscle is a goal many ...

Many people start strength training because they want to build muscle. That’s a great goal – building muscle can help you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Overall, it can take a few weeks to build one pound of muscle, and that’s also because you want to do it sustainably, says Yu ...

I used to think Id get good muscle pumps during my workouts-that is until I tried blood flow restriction training (or BFR). The Fastest Way to Make Your Muscles Grow But before I explain how you can ...

Rest assured, the hype is real. Hypertrophy is, by definition, the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells. Not to be confused with hyperplasia, the process of ...