As you get stronger, you become able to lift heavier and heavier weights. That much is probably obvious. But what beginners sometimes miss is that it’s a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation: You become ...

There's a lot of gym jargon out there — including the phrase "progressive overload." Maybe you've read about progressive overload in workout plans, come across info about it from a fitness ...

One of the biggest hits against resistance (strength) training is that it can be perceived as boring and tedious. This can be a result of doing the same exercise, with the same weight, on the same day ...

In other words, progressive overload is a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation. As you get stronger, your workouts need to get harder to keep up. But in a sense you are also becoming stronger because ...