Strength coaches have long advised lifters to "break the bar" when performing barbell lifts. Here's why—and how to do it yourself.

THERE ARE FEW more direct expressions of strength than the deadlift. The movement is as simple as anything else you'll find yourself doing in a gym: You pick a heavy load up off the ground, then you ...

YOU CAN'T BUILD a strong, proportional body without a balanced approach to your workouts. If your strategy is to do nothing but dumbbell curls, bench presses, and situps so you can flex in the mirror, ...

Background: The extent to which fatigue is related to the velocity of shortening is still not fully understood. Objectives: To examine the effects of fatigue induced by maximal intensity exercise at ...

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.