A new study has found individuals with high muscle strength have a 44% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, irrespective ...

There are three main types of lifting straps: regular or “lasso” straps, figure-8 straps, and Olympic straps. Regular/Lasso ...

A STUDENT died after he slipped and dropped a 65kg bar on his head while using a ... step to perform calf raises while on a piece of weight-lifting equipment called a Smith machine.

At 40, I’ve gained 3-3.5kg of muscle in the past two and a half years by maintaining these habits and doing five or six classes per week. It was amazing to see how tweaking these small habits - like ...

An Inverclyde weightlifter has proved to be the crem de la crem after scooping up a gold medal and a new record at the Scottish Masters.

Athletics had always been an integral part of Mackenzie Price's identity, shaping her life for as long as she could remember.

So, when I saw an Olympic weightlifting seminar was being held at a local gym, Awakening Strength, by a very competent ...

Lifters looking to start a garage gym or personal workout space need to start with some essentials: a power rack, weight ...

I’ve been into weight lifting (two words ... In one of the events, the snatch, the bar is lifted from the ground to overhead in one swift movement. In the other, the clean and jerk, the bar ...

I—like many people who played sports growing up—was erroneously told by many strength and conditioning coaches that “you should only be lifting weights ... grab the bar or dumbbell like ...

Re Bär Fitness Studio in Midland offers a variety of fitness classes taught by certified instructors as well as an accessible ...