Some powerlifters and gym junkies repeat the notion that you have to go hard or go home if you want to see real gains, and that lifting heavy with fewer reps is the way to go. Others maintain that ...

If there’s one concept in strength training that even an endurance guy like me is familiar with, it’s the one-rep max. It’s the heaviest weight you can lift with a one-off effort for any given ...

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 ...

POV: You have 3 sets of 8 to 10 goblet squat reps. You’re feeling good today, so you pick up a weight heavier than your normal. You only manage to crank out 6 reps, falling short of the goal of 8 – ...

POV: You have 3 sets of 8 to 10 squats reps in your S&C plan. You’re feeling good today, so you load up a weight heavier than your normal. You only manage to crank out 6 reps, falling short of the ...