You’ve probably heard your friendly neighborhood gym bro say you should never skip a leg day. Interrogate him a little on the ...

ONE WAY SAMUEL likes to think about organizing the muscle groups of the body is by dividing them into two groups: The main ...

Sixteen-year-old Kate Foster mounts the balance beam at a small Illinois gymnastics competition. Wearing a red and black leotard, she raises her arms above her head and steadies herself on the narrow ...

Think you need to do weighted squats or heavy-load leg presses to build leg muscles? Good news for those of us without gym memberships: those moves are effective, but weights definitely aren't ...

Averie Mitchell had her right leg amputated when she was a baby, but that hasn't stopped her from becoming an award-winning gymnast After Averie Mitchell’s right leg was amputated due to a rare ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates. PARIS — On her first day of competition at the 2024 Olympic Games, the gymnast Simone ...

The secret to building leg muscle isn't actually a secret: it's just progressive overload. And progressive overload is just what it sounds like: gradually upping the weight or resistance in your ...

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - October 31: Brody Malone of the United States performs his floor routine during Men’s qualifications at the World Gymnastics Championships-Liverpool 2022 at M&S Bank Arena on ...