Building muscle has serious perks.

Follow these four trainer tips to optimize the process.

When you start exercising, the hormone that controls appetite—ghrelin—goes down, which means you don’t feel very hungry. At the same time, the hormone that controls feelings of fullness—leptin—goes up ...

Body recomposition involves a combination of strategic fitness training and nutrition to help you lose fat and gain muscle ...

Preserving lean muscle mass while losing weight isn’t always easy, but it’s important to overall health and wellness. Maintaining muscle can also help with weight loss efforts. Lean muscle is more ...

A beginner in his teens up through his 30s can expect to put on two to four pounds of lean muscle per month for the first two or three months of his training An intermediate (several months’ to a few ...

Can you build muscle while you are eating fewer calories to lose fat and excess weight? Learn what may help meet your goals.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE PROVEN PATH to looking jacked: Eat a ton of calories and train hard for a few months (a.k.a. a bulk), ...

You might notice your weight increase slightly after starting to supplement with creatine, but this initial weight gain doesn’t necessarily translate to an increase in fat mass. Here’s what to know.