One Championship on MSN

From Spartan Training To Heavyweight Dreams – How Ryugo Takeuchi’s Relentless Childhood Forged A Japanese Knockout Artist

Walk the path that led the Japanese star to the world's largest martial arts organization.
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How brain training created a heavyweight monster in Usyk

Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, follow live text commentary from 20:00 BST on Saturday, 19 July on BBC Sport website and app. Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk leaves no ...
Fitgurú on MSN

Stop dreading the barbell: The science-backed way to build muscle without lifting heavy

You don't need to struggle with intimidating weights to transform your physique; new research proves that lighter loads can deliver elite results.
Sports Illustrated

UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall breaks heavy bag during UFC 321 training camp

UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall looks ready to return to the Octagon and finally trade punches with an actual opponent again. Formerly the UFC’s interim heavyweight titleholder, Aspinall was ...
Bloody Elbow

11-0 UFC heavyweight will keep training with Tom Aspinall despite targeting his title — here’s why

An undefeated heavyweight is not worried about giving the champion insight into his game. The heavyweight division has been going through a difficult period in the UFC. A thinning pool of top ...

I switched 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 ...
The Conversation

How low can you go (and still build muscle)? Why strength training matters at any age

Matthew Lees is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowship award (Funding Reference Number 187773). Tom Janssen does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...