Using home gym weights can have a number of benefits for those who are training as distance runners, building up the muscle strength they need to succeed.

The foldable weight training bench is a cornerstone of the modern home gym, but it emerged as a way to standardise an early and extremely difficult floor lift.

Anyone can pick up a set of Olympic weight plates and slowly build up their body to reach their full potential, and a man known as “Pocket Hercules” proved it

It is hard to miss the bright colours of an Olympic bumper plate set, but why are the weights coated so vibrantly and what do the different colours represent?

Fitness begins with a commitment to oneself and adjustable dumbbell sets offer a level of flexibility to building up strength. Are they the best place to start?

An assault fitness air bike is not just for winter, but for helping you prepare for spending more time on two wheels outdoors in the lighter and warmer months.

Ultimately, weightlifting is not about sheer lifting power but technique, training & the strength you build from challenging yourself, but who lifted the most?

Women’s weightlifting only became an Olympic event in 2000 but half a century before this, a pioneering bodybuilder and strongwoman set off the first domino.