An accessory movement is a lift that targets muscles that provide vital assistance during the larger lifts that get you the most bang for your buck. For example, the lats are the primary movers in a ...

WHEN YOU'RE INJURED, you won't be as strong as you would be when you're healthy. That's just simple logic. But muscle imbalances and weakness might linger on even after you've recovered from the most ...

Muscle imbalances occur when opposing muscles experience unequal strengths or flexibility, often leading to poor posture, abnormal movement patterns, and an increased risk of injury. Muscle imbalances ...

• A person can have a serious muscle imbalance without even knowing it. There are a number of simple tests people can give themselves to find out whether they have a muscle imbalance in any part of ...

The underlying cause of many postural and back problems is muscle imbalance. This occurs when the muscles on one side of a joint are stronger than the muscles on the opposite side. This causes the ...

When you head out for your daily run, with each stride you’re strengthening your quadriceps, your hamstrings and your upper calf muscles. The muscles on the sides of your hips, however, aren’t growing ...

Feeling sore after a workout is known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Sore muscles after exercise are a result of muscle breakdown during a workout, particularly on the eccentric portion or ...

Performing pullups every day may help increase muscular endurance and form. However, you’re more likely to cause injury. Other pullup routines may also be better for building strength. Pullups are a ...

Parents frequently hear their young soccer player's knee pain is due to "growing pains." I believe this is a misnomer. Growing, in and of itself, is not painful, nor does it directly result in pain.

Around 80% of people suffer from back pain, but are we treating it wrong? Expert Juanma Ortega shares the secrets to ...

The loss of muscle mass with increased fat mass in patients with SMA suggests a dietary imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Dietary modifications have shown some promise in managing SMA, ...

Working out doesn't just build muscle but, in later life, helps maintain a powerful cellular machine that repairs damaged ...