After a tough workout, muscle recovery was no better in women who immersed themselves in chilly water than in women who didn’t. No recovery benefits came from a hot soak, either. The decidedly ...

New research suggests you can get noticeable muscle gains from shorter strength training sessions. Researchers found that lifting for just 30 minutes, twice a week, helped people increase their ...

That’s because you killed it in the gym, quite literally. Or, rather, you “killed” your muscles enough for them to sustain some superficial damage and produce that aching, burning sensation ...

AS A NEWCOMER to building muscle, what you do in the first few months of training is critical. Do it right and you’ll unlock a growth spree you can build on for years and decades to come.

If any of this sounds familiar, it might be time to try something different. Enter: Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)—a specialized, hands-on method that aims to turn “off” muscles back ...

The random muscle twitch is at best annoying and at worst, a sign of a neurological condition. Meet the Experts: Christopher Fry, Ph.D. associate professor of athletic training and clinical ...

Have you heard of agonist and antagonist muscle pairings before? This relationship between your muscles refers to opposing muscle groups, working in tandem, and their function to control and ...

We're here to explain the difference if the terminology feels confusing. “Abs” refers to the rectus abdominis muscles that run down the front of your stomach and create the six-pack look we ...

Scientists have been looking into the possible pros of cold water immersion therapy, and one group of researchers sought to examine its effects on muscle growth for active strength trainers.

The obliques are the muscles running down either side of the abdomen. Pain in these muscles often occurs due to a type of injury known as “side strain.” There are two sets of oblique muscles ...

But among the most impressive systems of the body is the musculoskeletal system and all its muscles, ligaments, bones, tendons and connective tissue. This system allows us to move about freely ...

Though many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle twitching aren't ...