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I wasn't clear on why my body would stop adapting to the training stimulus I was applying, what the RTS Emerging Strategies folks call the Time to Peak. In their programming strategy, which I am slowly learning, a developmental cycle is designed to specifically improve Powerlifting performance, will reach a point of maximum effectiveness, when …
During my imagined hypogonadal period that began in December, I began to study all available options for my future as an androgen deficient, aging male. I took the herbal supplement route to try to make some immediate improvement to my hormonal levels, and I've since learned that these products are commonly used as a form …
If one were interested in starting out Powerlifting, one of the first things one does is seek out a Powerlifting program. There's so many available, you could literally use a different program every few months and probably never have to repeat one. I've used quite a few, but was never satisfied with any of them. …
The Deadlift has caused me more injuries, strains, sprains, aches and pains than any other lift. It's gotten to the point where it makes me a little nervous when I know I have a DL workout coming up. I didn't Deadlift at all for a while when I was focused purely on hypertrophy because it's …
I've been training with Powerlifting to Win's 1st level intermediate program and it's been great to train the power lifts again. It's basically a linear progression program so I've basically forced myself to lift more weight every week. The strength has been coming back much more rapidly than I expected, and my technique is feeling …
I've long been a fan of supplementation, especially in my earliest days of lifting weights in an effort to grow like the bodybuilders in Muscle and Fitness and FLEX magazines which I subscribed to and read with regularity. Sure, I was naive, but let's face it, the magazines weren't forthright in their presentation and never …
With a renewed focus on Powerlifting, today's training was the first real sense of where my strength levels are after not training for strength since 2019, and more importantly, the 6 months of this year I spent dieting down to 163 lbs and training basically with body weight and resistance bands. In March of 2019, …
I happened to come across a YouTube video from Reactive Training Systems discussing their current philosophy for Powerlifting training which they call Emerging Strategies. It's a fascinating strategy as it's essentially an ongoing science experiment to determine what works best for each athlete they coach. They start with a training block which they call a …
Although I haven't written about it in a while, I remain focused, preoccupied and probably obsessed with my weight training. Obsession has a bad reputation, but I think this is a pretty healthy one. Obviously there are physical benefits to regular exercise, but more importantly for me, there are emotional and mental benefits. The training …
It's been 9 long years since I competed in a Powerlifting event. The road to yesterday's event, albeit a mock meet in my local gym, was a more like a cross country trip where you take a lot of exits, getting on and off the highway frequently, than an actual road. My last meet was …
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