Ben had always feared DOMS—Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. Whenever his muscles felt sore after a workout, he would worry that he’d hurt himself or done something wrong. “Is this normal?” Ben asked his coach one day. The coach laughed and said, “Yes! Feeling sore after a tough workout means your muscles are repairing and growing […]

Sophie used to rush through her workouts. She wanted to get stronger and bigger fast, so she didn’t take long breaks between sets. But one day, she realized that she wasn’t recovering as well as she should. Her muscles felt tired, and her lifts weren’t getting better. “Why isn’t this working?” Sophie wondered. Her coach

Liam always believed the fitness myths he read online. He thought that to build muscle, he had to eat a ton of protein shakes, never skip leg day, and do a million crunches for a six-pack. But one day, Liam learned that not everything he believed was true. His coach sat him down and explained,

Ella had always heard that training to failure was the key to getting stronger and building muscle. She would push herself as hard as she could, trying to do the most reps until she couldn’t move the weights anymore. But one day, she noticed something strange: she was tired and sore, but her muscles weren’t

Ben always thought warm-up sets were a waste of time. He was in a rush to start lifting heavy, so he’d jump straight into his workout. But one day, after feeling some tightness in his shoulders during his presses, he started to wonder if he was skipping something important. “Do warm-up sets really help?” Ben

Jack had always thought that lifting heavier weights automatically meant he’d get bigger muscles. Every day, he tried to lift the heaviest weights he could, believing that strength would lead to size. But after months of training, his muscles didn’t seem to grow much. “Why aren’t my muscles getting bigger?” Jack wondered. His coach explained,

Sophia loved lifting heavy weights. She thought only big, heavy dumbbells could give her the muscle gains she wanted. But one day, she met her friend Mia, who was lifting lighter weights and still had amazing muscles. “How can you get stronger with such light weights?” Sophia asked. Mia smiled and said, “It’s not about

Liam always thought that doing every rep perfectly was the secret to big muscles. He never skipped a rep and always followed the rules. But then, one day, he noticed his friend Tom doing “cheat reps”—using a little momentum to help push the weights up. “Aren’t cheat reps cheating?” Liam thought. But Tom’s muscles were

Max had always heard that the more he stretched his arms and legs, the better his muscles would grow. His friends told him, “You need to go all the way down or up for your muscles to grow!” But one day, he noticed something strange. His friend Jake, who only did half-reps, still seemed to

Max loved video games and always dreamed of combining his love for them with his passion for fitness. One day, he heard about virtual reality (VR) fitness games. “What if I could work out while playing a game?” Max thought. He tried a VR workout for the first time, and it felt like he was