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High repetition training, often referred to as high-rep training or high-volume training, involves performing exercises for a higher number of repetitions per set. This approach can be beneficial for various fitness goals and has its advantages: ### Endurance and Muscular Conditioning: 1...

Building strong and muscular legs requires a combination of compound exercises that target various muscle groups in the lower body. Here are some of the best leg exercises to help you build muscle: Squats: Barbell Squats: This is often considered the king of leg exercises. It works the...

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Training for Power: Do I Need it and How Should I Add it to My Routine? Whether you’re training for a race, an intramural league, or simply because you like to, improving muscular power can be a great addition to your workout regimen. First, jumping high and sprinting fast is cool. But really...

Vascularity A crucial component of aesthetics is vascularity, which is the visible of blood vessels in the skin. After working out, you'll frequently look more vascular. If you've ever wondered what causes vascularity, it's because exercising causes your muscles to enlarge, which forces your...

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Many people want to know the exact amount of rest they need between sets. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all for rest periods. Your rest periods need to fit the goals of your workout. Typically, if you’re training for strength or doing compound movements for hypertrophy, you’ll want to...

So I'm getting quick food at Wendy's for my wife and I, and the guy at the register who looks to be maybe mid 20's looks at me and says, "Did you used to be a bodybuilder?" Meaning he thought I had been a competitive bodybuilder in my earlier years. I told him that I wasn't, I just lift to...

A new study finds that middle-aged men who can do more than 40 push-ups in one go had a 96 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease events compared with those able to do fewer than 10. __ Furthermore, push-up capacity was more strongly associated with cardiovascular disease risk than the...

Load and Repetition RangeIf a set of repetitions is performed to failure, it makes little to no difference how much weight (load) you use. This comes with the caveat that there are limits to this. For instance, if you choose a weight with which you can do 30 reps, or 1 rep, these are unlikely to...

Many people have goal physiques and seek to obtain a level of leanness or muscular development of someone else. There's not much wrong with this, as long as you take into account that how your muscles exactly look when they grow for a large part depends on genetic factors. - For example, where...

Chasing the pump is no longer bro-science, it's science-science. Muscle researcher Brad Schoenfeld found three major components to building muscle: • • Mechanical tension (heavy strength work) • Metabolic damage (the pump) • Muscular damage (soreness) • Mechanical tension is covered with heavy...

Training Science - Light Weights Can Kick Start Muscle Gains “Lift heavy to grow!” This mantra has been preached since the early days of bodybuilding. Current research-based resistance training guidelines are consistent with the heavier-is-better-mentality, professing that loads below ~65...

The Best Rep Range for Muscle Growth The “strength-endurance continuum” is a widely accepted concept in the field of exercise science. Simply stated, the theory asserts that training in different rep ranges elicits differential effects on muscular adaptations. From a practical...

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Figure Masters Winner Donna Jackson's InterviewArnold Classic Amateur 2017 Muscular Development's Shawn Ray talks with Figure Masters Winner Donna Jackson immediately after her win at the 2017 Arnold Classic Amateur. Stay tuned right here at MD for more videos of the Arnold Amateur and be sure...

Increase Muscle Size & Strength with Cluster Sets I’ve been lifting weights now for well over 25 years, and even though I can’t bench press over 400 pounds anymore, I still remember what it took to get to that level of strength. One of the techniques that helped me gain strength the most...

The Best Training Techniques for Muscle Size & Strength Optimal strength gains are typically achieved by high-intensity training requiring the use of heavy weights within a low repetition range, while the best hypertrophic response is ordinarily stimulated by the use of moderate weights...