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With the end of my Powerlifting career, such that it was, I needed a new direction, a new focal point for my resistance training. I toyed around with some of what I call High Stimulus/Low Fatigue hypertrophy training. This is essentially choosing exercises that hit the muscles quite effectively without wearing your ass out. For …
I was quite the fan of the Outlander series until Claire went back to Scotland again through the stones to find Jamie a second time. Then it all got a bit much for me. The Bonnie Prince Charlie would often say, "Mark me..." before making some declaration of intent. It stuck with me as a …
The year 2023 started off with a life changing event: I got a job. After ten years of self employment, I returned to the workforce by accepting a job as a Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) with the United States Postal Service. I thought it would be part time based on the job description, and I've …
Something Sean Noriega, USA Powerlifter, said in a podcast interview recently struck a chord with me and like so often happens, once I see something, it's hard to un-see it. He was discussing Powerlifting's potential as an Olympic Sport and I agree with his opinion, which is shared by many by the way, that the …
2021 was quite the year for me when it comes to Powerlifting. I finally stopped just periodically training the Powerlifts and actually competed again. It wasn't my first time competing obviously, since I competed back in 2008 and 2010 in the Equipped Glory Days, but my first time competing in Raw Powerlifting. I also did …
My position on steroid use in strength sports is pretty straight forward: I don't care if people want to use them. They just shouldn't compete in drug tested Federations. I think the best way to look at drug use in strength sports is simply not to make the comparisons between drug using athletes and natural, …
Long time readers will know I've trained on and off in the powerlifts for years. I occasionally would switch gears toward hypertrophy only training, but I prefer strength training. Actually competing in Powerlifting is not something I've done for over a decade, and when I did it back then, it was Equipped Powerlifting, which is …
As I write this, my first completely solo raw Powerlifting Meet is exactly one week out. Today was my final day of hard training, and all that's left is the fun stuff. I've learned a lot in the past few weeks, some of that education coming with pain and anguish, but I'm used to that …
Why wait until November when there's a Meet in July? Why indeed. Motivated by all the Powerlifting competition I've been watching, I summoned my courage and signed up for the USPA Meet July 24th. I decided to scrap my $1200 investment in the RTS Emerging Strategies programming, which upsets me but it just wasn't working. …
I've been meaning to do a write up on my recent Powerlifting Meet, but just haven't felt up to writing these days. It was May 22, 2021 and overall, I'm very pleased with how it went. My goal was use this as a practice run for the November Competition I've already signed up for, so …
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