"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve ever been posted up at the squat rack, wondering how heavy you can lift, there’s a simple way ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger does a 360-rep finisher and calisthenics warriors go until they drop—but how many reps are actually ...

The first major reason you should strength train—and add in more weight over time—is because you’ll avoid injuries. Think ...

Strength training isn’t about maxing out every week, but knowing how hard to work out is essential if you want to get stronger. 'So many of the women I speak to worry they’re not making progress ...

For decades, lifters were told there was a "magic" rep range for hypertrophy — traditionally 8–12 reps. While this range is indeed effective, modern research has shown that muscle growth can occur ...

Are you struggling to build muscle in the gym? Here are four reasons why your muscle growth efforts might not be working, according to a strength and conditioning coach. Hypertrophy — the technical ...

If the idea of strength training once conjured young men thrusting a barbell or popping out pullups, the tides have since ...

If you’ve ever been posted up at the squat rack, wondering how heavy you can lift, there’s a simple way to figure out just how strong you really are. Enter: the one-rep max (1RM), or “the maximum ...