Eccentric exercise involves lengthening muscles which increases size by adding stress. Concentric moves shorten muscles for gains with less soreness.

DeLoyce Alcorn, 92, is a devotee of slow-motion strength training, which he's been doing for 12 years. (Marcus Ubungen / Los Angeles Times) DeLoyce Alcorn is 92 years old — and pressing nearly four ...

Countless workout programs promise to build brute strength. While strength athletes, like powerlifters, often rely on classic methods like the 5×5 program, which focuses on low-rep, high-weight ...

When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose free weights such as dumbbells or barbells. Or weight machines, which are often driven by cables or levers. You can use resistance bands or ...

Trying to lose weight can feel like an uphill climb, especially when progress slows despite all the cardio and clean eating. But what if the secret to real results isn't more time on the treadmill but ...

LOS ANGELES -- DeLoyce Alcorn is 92 years old -- and pressing nearly four times that in weight at the gym. On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Alcorn -- dressed in a T-Shirt that read "Be Strong. Be ...