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Learn how different types of exercise alter muscle fibers for strength and endurance.

From forgiving cuts to difficult ones, chefs explain how fat, thickness, and muscle work for and against you -- and how each shines when cooked right.

Just put in a good effort and do it regularly.

Scientists have discovered how exercise protects aging muscles by suppressing DEAF1, a molecule they identified as a driver of muscle decline.

In the short-term, hypertrophy training causes microtrauma to the muscle, making it break down and leading to tiny tears.

Let’s get one thing straight: Muscle is muscle. Despite what many fitness influencers may have you believe, there’s no such thing as "lean muscle" or "bulk muscle." It’s all made from the same stuff.

A human heart might contract some three billion times over a lifetime, and each one of those contractions is driven by a protein called myosin. One of three classes of so-called motor proteins in our ...

Macrophages can forge synaptic-like links with muscle fibers, sending rapid calcium signals that accelerate regeneration. The finding reveals a fast, unexpected repair pathway with major therapeutic ...

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