As your trusty fitness writer, I'm always on the hunt for methods that, when used wisely, help us make the most of our time and effort at the gym. Pre-fatigue is one of those techniques that might ...

Taking time away from the gym every six to eight weeks – known as a "deload week" – is actually the key to improving fitness ...

I normally visit tthe gym about 3-4 times a week and I look forward to it ... It is very common to have this sort of fatigue and particularly as we near the end of what has presumably been a long year ...

Fatigue is mostly treated as a personal problem ... Many lifters continue to go to the gym but greatly reduce the number of sessions, how much weight they lift, or the number of reps they complete.

When fatigue hits, it’s the polar opposite ... Baldwin explains that sometimes dialing back on running to allow for more time in the gym pays off in increased muscular endurance.