BY CAREY ROSSI Want to boost your metabolism and burn fat faster? Amp up your intensity to increase your EPOC, or excess postexercise oxygen consumption. EPOC represents the energy required to recover from exercise, says Chris Scott, PhD,…

BY DIANA KELLY LEVEY  You know better than to believe those grade-school rumors that doing chest exercises will help increase the size of your breasts. No one’s ever gone from Olive Oil to Jessica Rabbit simply by doing…

BY MICHAEL BERG These days, bikini competitor Elisa Pecini represents vibrant health and strength whenever she takes the IFBB Pro League stage. It’s a testament to the battle the 24-year-old phenom fought and won against a debilitating…

BY LINDA STEPHENS, RD  Many will set goals to sculpt a sexy physique, lose weight, or do both this year. Often, though, people set lofty, unrealistic goals (like losing 20lbs this month), which only sets them…

BY ALYSSA SHAFFER What’s the key to getting a curved, firm, and totally tight backside? A full-scale attack on the muscles. “Your glutes respond best when they are targeted from different angles and movement…

BY ALYSSA SHAFFER IFBB bikini pro Ashley Kaltwasser knows a thing or two about winning. After all, she’s taken the top sport at the Olympia three times. She trains different body parts five days a week, but these moves…

Exercise is supposed to be a stress relievier, not something that creates more tension in your life. But stress and frustration are exactly what happens when strength gains and size gains begin to sputter. And without…

If you’ve been on and off with your progress toward overall fitness and getting that dream body that you’ve always wanted, don’t fret. Maybe you occasionally you slip, spiral, catch yourself, and dust yourself off.…

Trying to get lean can seem like a complex and confounding pursuit. You’re not really a calorie counter, but you eat pretty sensibly. You know that higher reps burn more calories, but that…

You may remember them from gym class, but ropes have been a popular fitness tool in gyms across the country for years. Frequently used by bodybuilders and MMA fighters, battling…