Building muscle depends on several factors and isn't something that'll happen overnight after just one workout.

As 2026 begins, fitness enthusiasts are setting strength goals. Dr Sudhir Kumar from Apollo Hospital Hyderabad offers a ...

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Building muscle strength does not need a gym card or heavy machines. A quiet room, steady effort, and the right moves can go ...

Building muscle seems to be on everyone’s mind lately, as it should be. Packing on lean mass has benefits for your metabolism, blood sugar, daily functioning, and longevity, just to name some of the ...

How long does it take to build muscle is not, of course, a question with a simple answer, despite what the TikToks or Reels promising to unlock the one thing you need to get big might suggest. In fact ...

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What's a typical rate of muscle gain? Every body responds a little differently to strength training, so the short answer is “it depends." One review of research on how resistance training impacts ...

Pull-ups are one of the most effective upper-body exercises out there. They target your lats, biceps, shoulders, and core all at once. You don't need any fancy equipment or a gym membership. But if ...

David Lloyd George, a 23-year-old graduate student, set a new world record for most muscle-ups in 24 hours. He trained for nine months, drawing inspiration from ultramarathon runners' training ...

At one point or another, we’ve all experienced the unexpected, intense pain of a muscle cramp. Muscle cramps, also known as muscle spasms or charley horses, are the involuntary contraction of muscle ...

UPDATE: First-year doctoral physics student David Lloyd George broke the Guinness World Record for the most muscle-ups completed in 24 hours. Lloyd George finished 2,002 muscle ups — 276 more than the ...