The New York Times

How Hard Do You Have to Push Yourself to Get Stronger?

Here’s how to find the right effort level for a strength workout. By Alyssa Ages You’re sweaty and sore, and just hoisting your gym bag onto your shoulder makes you groan. The workout was exhausting, ...
The New York Times

Drop and Give Me … One

Push-up challenges are trending. Before you try for 100 reps, focus on getting the exercise right. By Danielle Friedman This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services ...
Powerlifting Technique on MSN

Reps vs failure, the hypertrophy argument most lifters get wrong

Reps versus failure is the wrong fight. Muscle grows when you train close to failure, choose rep ranges that keep technique ...
Women's Health

This is how many push-ups it takes to build muscle

The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...
Women's Health

How Many Push-Ups Do Women Really Need To Be Able To Do? Experts Weigh In

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Here at Women’s Health, we love a challenge. That’s because an epic, ...
New York Post

How many push-ups you should be able to do at every age — and when you can use your knees

Drop and give us… well, read on for how many. Your ability to do push-ups indicates more than just how muscular your arms are — the number you can do also offers clues about your overall health. “A ...