OLD-SCHOOL BODYBUILDERS will tell you that the most surefire way to build muscle and feel the effects of your effort is the pump. The swollen sensation that comes when your target muscles are engorged ...

Yes, you can build muscle when you chase the pump – but you're leaving gains on the table when you exhaust yourself in its pursuit. There are limitations to what you can accomplish when you're ...

My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...

Whether you're chasing posterior chain gains or a new personal best, the deadlift is a compound move that ticks all the boxes. Crowned the king of barbell lifts, no other exercise rules the gym in ...