Building big muscles requires lifting big weights. That's an article of faith in gyms around the world – which is why McMaster University exercise scientist Dr. Stuart Phillips has faced such an ...

Mind-body coach Dana Santas shows how you can create strength gains without gym equipment by progressing body-weight exercises safely and effectively.

If you're working out regularly but still gaining weight, there's usually a logical explanation. You’re doing burpees like a maniac, intense planks, muscle-burning squats, eating salads that taste ...

Ask anyone who is counting calories and working out diligently about how it feels not seeing the scale on the weighing ...

Hunter Bennett does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Weight gain during exercise often reflects more muscle, not setbacks in your progress. Muscle is denser than fat, so body composition can improve even if the scale doesn’t drop. Fluid shifts, ...

If you’re reading this, we’ll assume you’re already doing the basic things you need to in order to lose fat. Hopefully, these include lifting weights, doing cardio, eating healthy, and—most ...

Throughout my life, I always associated working out with losing weight. Because I’d never had a weight problem or been a heavy person, I wasn’t very active until my 50s, when I gained weight due to ...