Strongway Gym Supplies has announced the release of its new Smith machine home gym system, marking the latest addition to the ...

“People get focused on the weight on the bar because of the term ‘load’ in progressive overload,” says Norton, but more reps ...

When you’re using machines, you also reduce the recruitment of the surrounding stabilizing muscles. Take bench presses: With free weights, you need to activate more of your deltoid muscles to hold the ...

One of the ever-raging debates heard in most gyms is whether using weights or machines is more effective for building muscle.

As mentioned, strength training can help you burn more calories during and after your workout. This is thanks to the lean ...

"In theory, doing weights first would put your body into aerobic mode [so] by the time you to get to running, you will already be in aerobic/fat burning state. So you may maintain [that aerobic state] ...

The researchers found that resistance training completely mitigated the impaired glucose intolerance caused by a high-fat ...

When I first started, I did not have the strength to do even a single pushup–not even on my knees. Little by little, I ...

"Our data showed that both running and weightlifting reduce fat in the abdomen and under the skin and improve blood glucose ...

Physical therapists warn that popular weights may have risks. July 23, 2012— -- People will go a long way to lose a few pounds -- absurd exercises, consenting to being wrapped up as a mummy in a ...