The idea of wandering into the weight room is intimidating for many newbies, which is too bad. Because even though the thought of picking up different heavy things and putting your body under mega ...

If you dedicate time to the weight room, then you’re already on the right track. Weight lifting will help you build strong muscles for better performance on the road, and also resilient ones to help ...

Weightlifting has been a staple of competition since humans developed the cognitive ability to look at each other's glutes, as the echoes of a softly grunted "pathetic" bounced against cave walls, ...

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I started weight lifting five years ago and immediately got hooked on how empowering it was. Having worked out on average five times a week consistently since, I've learned a lot. I've realized ...

For far too long it felt like the weights zone in the gym was overly male-dominated and a no-go for woman and non-binary folk, but luckily things are changing on that front and weight training for ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Strength training can help you build lean muscle, which in turn improves your metabolism,” says physician Amy Lee, MD, chief ...

After years of using fitness as a vehicle to get thinner, weightlifting has given me empowerment, strength, and permission to take up space. When I first stepped through the giant warehouse doors of ...