Understanding how muscles grow is the key difference between training hard and training effectively. Muscle hypertrophy is ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

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Muscles need workout signals and real nutrients to grow. Putting in the reps and pushing through plateaus is only half the battle. The rest happens when you’re not training specifically, when you're ...

If you're looking to build muscle, it's essential to be realistic about how long it will take (and that it may take you longer than your workout buddies), what it requires and the various factors that ...