Recently, I noticed a guy I’d trained around for a few years in the gym move some pretty impressive weight, far more than what he’d been regularly capable of. He was in good shape too. Naturally, I ...

Running isn’t about the six-pack or vanity fitness, but strength training deserves a spot in your program. Take Steve Spence: as a world-class marathoner, Spence incorporated resistance workouts into ...

Lift heavy to build muscle: That’s advice you’ve probably seen in a million places, whether you're aiming to get stronger, ...

Folks nearing retirement shouldn't skip leg days at the gym, a new study advises. One year of heavy strength training preserves vital leg strength up to at least four years later, researchers found.

A new study finds that older adults who do heavy resistance training for a year can maintain the gained muscle strength for years afterward. This information is important since depletion of leg muscle ...

As we age, we lose muscle strength and size (a process also known as sarcopenia),and experience a decrease in bone density, as your body's rate of bone breakdown (resorption) surpasses that of bone ...

Twelve months of heavy resistance training—exercise that makes muscles work against a force—around retirement preserves vital leg strength years later, show the follow up results of a clinical trial, ...

FORT STEWART, Ga. - Soldiers from Company D, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducted heavy weapons training, Aug. 19-24, on Fort ...

Daniel, a Marine Corps veteran, used to fire a rocket launcher called the shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon. Two decades later, he still experiences dizzy spells and disorientation. But ...