The new science of supersized muscle

OK, it’s crunch time. Are you converted? Are you now a lifter for life? As you progress with strength training, increasing reps, sets or weights is essential for continued growth, but when and how you

Many people start strength training with the hope of losing weight, but it’s important to understand how the body responds. While you might shed some pounds, especially if you’ve changed your diet or

This month, our expert Annie Deadman reveals how there’s still time to shape up and feel great this summer

These workouts combine the muscle-building benefits of drop sets with the fat-blasting bonus of circuit training. The aim is to complete all the rounds of the circuit as quickly as possible. Each workout starts with a high number of reps, which is reduced every round. That means your work decreases as your fatigue levels increase, so you shouldn’t reach failure on any exercise.

Sometimes, we know something is ‘good for us’ without really knowing why. Wholefoods fall into this category; the word conjures up health and wholesome living, but do we really know what they are and

Can you remember a time when you could go a few days without hearing the word ‘protein’? It used to be something that was only really mentioned in Biology or Home Economics, but these days it’s absolu