
Do you need to lift heavy to build muscle?
While some claim you have to lift heavy weights to build muscle mass, you'll maximize hypertrophy when you take sets of 5-30 reps to failure.
While some claim you have to lift heavy weights to build muscle mass, you'll maximize hypertrophy when you take sets of 5-30 reps to failure.
Your body can build muscle without carbohydrates. But ketogenic diets and other diets very low in carbs can slow down your gains.
Supplements - do you need them to build muscle and lose fat? Or can you get by without them? Here are our top 20.
Beginners can add anywhere from 10-20lbs of muscle in their first year of training. Those who come in near the higher end of that range will have great genetics, and be doing a lot of things right.
Broadly speaking, if your total testosterone is below 400ng/dL, you might be experiencing some detrimental effects that could be improved by boosting those levels. It’s unlikely (though not impossible) that you’d have issues if your levels are above 500ng/dL.