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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the ever-raging debates heard in most gyms is whether using weights or machines is more effective for building muscle.

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 ...

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 ...