Women's Health

Lifting Heavy Isn’t the Whole Story When It Comes to Building Strength. Here's What to Do Instead.

My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...
Women's Health

I switched heavy lifting for lighter, high-rep workouts – here's why I won't go back

I’ve been hyperaware of overtraining ever since I suffered a pelvic stress fracture a decade ago. The injury came from excessive exercise and a lack of education around nutrition and recovery, but the ...

After a 2-year plateau, I built muscle by swapping heavy lifting for lighter, high-rep workouts. Here’s why I won’t go back.

After a two-year plateau, I built muscle within two months.