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 ...

If you’ve ever wondered whether you really need to grind every set to absolute failure to grow muscle, you’re not alone. Plenty of lifters swear by the 'leave nothing in the tank' approach, while ...