Add chest size, muscle, and strength with a series of pushup variations in this at-home, no-gear, no-equipment workout from ...

Overall, it can take a few weeks to build one pound of muscle, and that’s also because you want to do it sustainably, says Yu ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD big guys at the gym tossing around the word "hypertrophy" when they talk about ...

You’re doing the work, you’re feeling the burn, but how long does it actually take to build muscle? Building muscle isn’t just a matter of showing up and working out however and whenever you want.

Building muscle seems to be on everyone’s mind lately, as it should be. Packing on lean mass has benefits for your metabolism, blood sugar, daily functioning, and longevity, just to name some of the ...

Rest assured, the hype is real. Hypertrophy is, by definition, the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells. Not to be confused with hyperplasia, the process of ...

A recent review by researchers from Ball State looked at how different muscles respond to training in adults over 60. What they found should change how we think about exercise programming, whether you ...

Jonathan Schoeff, MD, a board-certified surgeon and longevity expert, breaks down a fitness truth in a recent Instagram post: ...

Working out your muscles may help heal your nerves after injury, by encouraging those neurons to grow faster. In a new study of mouse cells, scientists found that both the biochemical and mechanical ...

MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster ...