There can get a point where you’re climbing mountains, navigating rough terrain, or carving fresh pow and feeling good —but ...

If you’ve ever wondered why some people seem to adapt more quickly to resistance training, it’s probably due to the type of skeletal muscle tissue they have. Each of our muscle fibers is either ...

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 ...

Biological muscles act as flexible actuators, generating force naturally and with an impressive range of motion.

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. That’s my takeaway from a new study ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that the protein Musashi-2 (Msi2) plays a key role in the regulation of mass and metabolic processes in skeletal muscle. They ...

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.

Before understanding how genetics plays its role in muscle Building, let’s see what the basics of genetics are. So, at the core of it, Genetics is the hereditary variation in us. It is related to how ...

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.