If the focus on heavy doesn't suit you, try this approach instead.

At Iron + Mettle, a women-centered strength-training studio in San Francisco's Noe Valley, heavy lifting takes center stage.

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Mandira Bedi shares her fitness mantra at 53, revealing she's lifting heavier than in her 30s. Discover her strength training ...

After a two-year plateau, I built muscle within two months ...

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Here’s how to do each.

It’s a sight often seen in 'gym fail' compilations: a seemingly fit weightlifter completes a massive rep, only to go limp and collapse seconds later. While it looks alarming, Dr Jay Jagannathan, a ...

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If there’s one thing I hope to accomplish in my fitness career, it’s to convince people to start lifting heavy things. More and more people are realizing how important strength training is (strong is ...