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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE WORST THING you can do in the gym? Go through the motions. Use the same weight for the same number of ...

The importance of strength training is well known. But when it comes to how to strength train, the advice can be confusing. Popular workout modalities take vastly different approaches. Low-impact ...

Reps versus failure is the wrong fight. Muscle grows when you train close to failure, choose rep ranges that keep technique ...

Look, if you’re at all curious about weight lifting and strength training exercises, you’ve probably heard the word “reps” at some point. You may have even used the abbreviation yourself but still not ...

This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Ever since man first picked up heavy ...

Weightlifting lore—which is more inclusive than it sounds—dictates that if you’re looking to build size, the smart money is on forcing your muscles to adapt by testing them with increasingly heavy ...

The rep debate has been raging in gyms for decades. Should you lift heavy for fewer reps? Go lighter for higher reps? Can you even handle more reps and more weight? Researchers and gym bros alike have ...

If your lifting routine has gone stale and you’re looking for a way to shake it up, let me introduce you to the pyramid set. While you typically increase volume, weight, or reps to make a session more ...

While cardio used to be many's go-to for getting fit, people have increasingly turned to weight training for weight loss. 'Social media has helped women break free from the old cardio indoctrination,' ...