Banging out reps is pretty straightforward, generally speaking. Lift the weight, lower the weight, repeat. But if you break down the anatomy of a repetition, there’s more going on than meets the eye.

Resistance, or weight training, is widely recommended in sports and rehabilitation as an effective exercise to increase muscular strength and size. This form of exercise involves applying resistance ...

When people think about exercise or weight training, they tend to focus on concentric exercises: those powerful movements that shorten muscles, like curling a dumbbell or powering upward in a squat.

Once a week, I do a calf exercise at the end of my strength routine that involves rising up onto the balls of both feet, then lifting one foot off the ground and slowly lowering down on the other.

For years we have been told the best way to get fitter and stronger is to lift something heavy, whether that’s a barbell or our own bodyweight. What if how we put it down was just as important? We all ...

View post: Are You Actually Fit for Your Age? 4 Critical Fitness Tests Men Over 40 Need to Pass to Prevent Early Physical Decline Banging out reps is pretty straightforward, generally speaking. Lift ...