One of the major killers of muscle gains is overworking a particular muscle group and not allowing it enough time to effectively recover. The best push-pull-leg and upper/lower body workout splits aim ...

There's a lot of chatter in the fitness world about what constitutes a great workout. Some folks swear a series of awkward exercises is the key to gains. Others claim a quick jump rope workout that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE BODY IS a complex machine. Your corporeal form houses over 600 muscles, all working together to help ...

YOU CAN'T JUST show up to the weight room and expect to have a good workout. Whether you have clearly defined goals or you just want to be fit, you'll have more success with a plan in place for what ...

The primary reason people start lifting weights is to put on muscle mass. Whether you are an endurance athlete or never have trained in fitness or athletics before, the weight room can hold the answer ...

When it comes to targeting and strengthening all of your key running muscles—legs, arms, chest, and back—you may be accustomed to hitting major muscle groups over the course of a few days rather than ...

A typical weekly split routine when training hard with calisthenics and/or weights is the Push-Pull-Leg Split. In this, for the first three days of the week, you do all the upper-body exercises that ...