Muscle Building Blog

Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why -- muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use.

Even if you take a break from the gym for a while, your muscles will retain a memory of their former fitness.

Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use. That memory is stored as DNA-containing nuclei, which proliferate when a muscle is exercised. Contrary to previous thinking, those nuclei arent lost when muscles atrophy.

A treadmill, a mouthpiece and a computer are all it takes to get your VO2 max, a reading which tells you at what level your muscles are no longer able to get enough oxygen to maintain the level of intensity.

An incredible effort to raise money and awareness for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is being spearheaded by fitness and bodybuilding legend Lou Ferrigno and his family and Vons.