Overhead Press It's important for women over 50 to focus on building lean muscle in their upper body and particularly the shoulders and neck.

FOR MOST GUYS, the main purpose of hitting the gym is building muscle. There might be different reasons driving this goal, since maximizing good health and longevity and sculpting your body into a ...

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD big guys at the gym tossing around the word "hypertrophy" when they talk about their lifting goals — but what does that even mean? Are the principles behind the term just ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF YOU'RE LOOKING to get in shape, your goals probably boil down to achieving two specific things ...

If you're interested in building muscle, it's important to be realistic about how long it will take. Thanks to social media, many people expect to see quick results when focusing on their fitness ...

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