If you want to get shredded, take it from one of the top bodybuilders since Arnold Schwarzenegger: Heavy weights and plenty of protein are the simple rules for success. Chris Bumstead has dominated ...

Bodybuilder Dani Taylor said she gets plenty of protein to build muscle on a plant-based diet. She said the extra fiber in vegan food can help her stay full while burning fat for competition. Taylor ...

Jonny Cruz had two problems: Facebook and a fear of “death by workout.” The 36-year-old- actor from West Hollywood, California, had started working as a creative producer with the social media giant, ...

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

We lift to grow and strengthen our muscles, so it’s natural that a lot of us find bodybuilders’ piece-by-piece mindset appealing: You focus on the specific muscle that you want to work, and make sure ...