Thanks to a wonky hamstring and some bad oysters, I’m currently coming back from a training hiatus of nearly a month. It’s an unfamiliar and somewhat unsettling feeling. So I have a lot of sympathy ...

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences investigated how a 10-week break from resistance training affected maximum strength and muscle size. The study ...

As an athlete, or even someone who just exercises regularly, taking time off can feel akin to stepping outside yourself: If I’m not a person who does this activity, who am I? Unplanned breaks from ...

Taking a well-earned break from training? No need to sweat it when it comes to losing gains, according to this new study. We may not see the effects of detraining permanently – if we do lose any ...