This research finding is music to my weak arms’s ears (erm, you know, if my arms had ears…):
For a long time, the belief has been that working out with heavier weights (ones you can complete six to 12 reps with before tiring) is the best way to grow muscle. But new research from McMaster University has revealed that doing more reps with light weights is just as good at building muscle. The clincher: you have to keep lifting these lighter weights until it’s tough for you to maintain good form.
May 1, 2012
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I met with Reebok International Trainer Julie Marsland last week to learn about the new Reebok Easytone apparel and took the opportunity to ask her for a few equipment-free exercises that’d maximize working out in the gear (you may recall I featured the apparel and its ResisTone Bands in Holiday Swellness) for a lean, sexy bod.
February 9, 2011
Your best beverage bet if you’re looking to build muscle and lose more fat (and don’t we all? OK, that’s a little presumptuous–let’s just say it’s on my wish list) is to drink milk after resistance training, says a new McMaster University study.
May 28, 2010
