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 ...

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.

Should you lift heavy weights or use lighter loads with more reps to maximize muscle growth? This question has divided ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a recent short interim report published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, researchers investigated the long-term effects of varying intensities of supervised resistance training in ...

Aging is inevitable, but how we handle it makes all the difference. While many people turn to skincare, clean eating, and less sun exposure to slow the visible signs, time eventually leaves its mark.

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, ...

Getting out of a chair shouldn't be a struggle. Yet for many older adults, simple everyday movements like this become ...