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.

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a protein excreted by type I (slow) muscle fibers, key to muscle endurance, can cause surrounding myoblasts, ...

The misconception that muscle can be lean or bulky lies in its appearance. “When people (say ‘lean’), they’re usually ...

Researchers have identified the role of the large Maf transcription factor family in regulating fast twitch muscle fibers. A mouse model lacking Maf expression in the skeletal muscles exhibited a ...

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

There are a bunch of different reasons that serious endurance athletes generally don’t have big pipes. The most obvious one is that they spend a lot of time running and pedaling and so on, and very ...

Summer's just around the corner and it's starting to get warm. That means a lot of people will be flocking to the gym or spend our time exercising outdoors. We want the strength and stamina to work ...

It’s not just how much you lift, but how you lift it. Controlling every second of a repetition can completely change your ...

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Hidden inside every organ, microscopic fibers form a scaffolding that quietly shapes how we move, think, and heal. For the ...