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

In the short-term, hypertrophy training causes microtrauma to the muscle, making it break down and leading to tiny tears.

Think you always need long, slow strength sessions to build strength and burn fat? Think again. New research suggests that high-intensity circuit training—workouts that pack multiple strength moves ...

How muscle changes with ageing, and tries to fight its effects, is now better understood at the cellular and molecular level with the first comprehensive atlas of ageing muscles in humans. Researchers ...

Even modest amounts of strength training, even with lighter weights, can meaningfully preserve muscle and maintain your ...

While walking can help develop muscular endurance (a.k.a., your muscles’ ability to sustain exercise for long periods of time), it’s not the most effective way to build muscle, says Grace Horan, a ...