exercise

How Many Reps to Build Muscle vs. Strength?

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How many reps for strength and muscle

How many reps should you do to build muscle vs. strength? The number of reps you do greatly influences your training results in terms of hypertrophy or strength gains. Here’s a summary of our recommendations: Number of Reps to Build Muscle: Number of Reps for Strength: Note that these numbers apply to sets taken to, … Read more

Lifting Weights Isn’t Only For Idiots, New Study Finds

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Resistance training improves cognitive functions

Did you think lifting weights only benefitted your muscles? Think again! (And do so more efficiently since, as you’re reading this page, you probably like to work out. Otherwise, what are you even doing here?) A new meta-analysis of 54 studies found that resistance training improves cognitive skills, such as global cognition (general reasoning and … Read more