While it's true your blood pressure goes up during strength training, lifting weights can still be beneficial if you know how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people get invest in their fitness because they want to get better at something. And to get better at anything, you have to ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

If there are two things to pick that drive the wellness world these days, it’s diet and exercise, and rightfully so. And while these two aspects of achieving a healthier lifestyle don’t seem very ...

Weight training is a cornerstone of powerlifting and bodybuilding. For someone who is new to strength training, both the ...

Confused between weightlifting and powerlifting, which one to choose for strength building? Let’s decode it together by analysing its differences and benefits. They both involve heavy barbells, but ...

All Ben Howard was looking for was a way to break 40 feet in the shot put. Stuck on 39 feet, 11 1/2 inches last spring, his track and field coaches at Everett High School recommended last June that ...

LaShae Rolle, 27, is a competitive powerlifter who could squat 441 pounds, bench 292 pounds and deadlift 497 pounds. She is also a breast cancer survivor and researcher and the lead author on a ...