"Muscle shirt" may soon take on a whole new meaning if new research out of Washington University in St. Louis pans out. A team has found a way to use bacteria to produce synthetic muscle proteins, ...

Why Training Across All Rep Ranges Can Maximize Muscle Growth For decades, lifters were told there was a "magic" rep range for hypertrophy — traditionally 8–12 ...

Researchers have created a new type of fiber that can perform like a muscle actuator, in many ways better than other options that exist today. And, most importantly, these muscle-like fibers are ...

Empa researchers are working on producing artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a ...

Researchers have identified the role of the large Maf transcription factor family in regulating fast twitch muscle fibers. A mouse model lacking Maf expression in the skeletal muscles exhibited a ...

Running helps build muscles like your glutes, quads, and hamstrings. But you need to challenge yourself consistently or else you could lose muscle.