If you’re just getting into regular weight training, or have hit a plateau in your progress, here’s an offbeat suggestion: Accentuate the negative. You’ll get a positive boost for your workout, and ...

In sports, the word "negative" conjures up fielding errors, dropped passes, turnovers, missed field goals, blown opportunities and more losses than wins. In the weight room, however, performing ...

Eve Zibart’s “Negative Training” article speaks to an important workout principle: A muscle loaded when it is lengthening is a powerful way to achieve fitness [“Negative Training: A Positive Move for ...

Often referred to as forced negatives, this technique involves resisting the eccentric (lowering) phase of a lift under a load heavier than you can lift concentrically. Zach Even-Esh reflects on his ...

*I am the Athletic Director and Strength Coach at Wilkes Central High School in North Carolina. I am preparing to train ten of our football players in a negative only manner. There appears to be very ...

Almost everyone who's lost weight has eventually put the weight back on. Why this cruel reality? It's simple, really: During the first months of any diet, your body loses both fat and muscle. Then, ...

Researchers say intervening early during teen years may help to prevent adult problems later Training teenagers to look at social situations positively could help those with anxiety and may help ...