If your gym goals include building muscle or strength, progressive overload training should be your priority. After all, if your muscles aren’t being challenged, they can’t adapt, grow or get stronger ...

As you get stronger, you become able to lift heavier and heavier weights. That's the idea at the heart of an ...

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 ...

This leg-day session delivers a full lower-body workout without back squats, using joint-friendly alternatives that still ...

You've probably heard the phrase progressive overload banded about by coaches and influencers, but you may not be sure exactly what it is. Well, put simply, progressive overload is a principle that's ...

POPSUGAR spoke with Chad Barribeau, CSCS, of D1 Training to gather everything you need to know about what progressive overload is, including how to incorporate it into your training.

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 ...