Lifting heavy—at any age—is backed by science. Take an investigation aptly named the LIFTMOR study: When postmenopausal women ...

Defined biceps and triceps aren’t exactly a new cultural phenomenon — Grace Jones and Madonna were flexing their muscles long ...

You might think lifting heavy weights is just about building muscle and getting stronger, but the mental health benefits of resistance training rival those of antidepressants and therapy for many ...

MUMBAI — Actress Elli AvrRam has opened up about her evolving fitness journey, emphasizing the importance of mental well-being and encouraging women to embrace weight training as part of a balanced ...

If you’ve gotten a little too comfortable with the same five- and 10-pound dumbbells, you’ve come to the right place. To convince you it’s time to lift heavy weights, we spoke with strength experts ...

Strength training improves body composition by reducing body fat while maintaining or increasing lean muscle mass,” says ...

Three new titles explore the power of women building muscle. By Danielle Friedman For most of modern history, women were warned that lifting heavy weights was unladylike and possibly dangerous. Even ...

According to data from Strength Level, the ‘average squat weight for a female lifter is 73kg’. But this only applies to a 1RM ...

That idea that you need to grunt and strain under crushing barbells to build serious strength deserves to be tossed in the fitness myth graveyard. The truth about getting stronger without heavyweight ...

When Lindsay Quyle first started lifting weights, she felt super intimidated. "I didn't fit in with that gym bro culture," she says. At the time, she saw weight rooms as the domain of men, filled with ...