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A young man walks into a gym, and immediately envisions his future self resembling Arnold Schwarzenegger, with bulging biceps no t-shirt can hold, and quads so big he can't wear regular jeans. He begins to lift weights and finds online advice suggesting he needs to eat big to be big, and that he needs massive …
After my last powerlifting session, I did some thinking, an activity that generally signals a change in direction. While I have made some nice improvements in technique for the three powerlifts, my strength increases are nonexistent. Let's break it down: Strength is a combination of motor skills, neurological adaptations and hypertrophy. At a FFMI of …
I had my first ever Dexa Scan performed today. It was quick, easy and provided lots of fascinating information. The first actionable item was to do something to improve bone mass density. Apparently it's a natural process, that is the weakening of skeletal bone mass, but I'm not about to head into a risk zone …
My first week using the Transitioning Intermediate program went quite well. I enjoyed the variation in training, but more importantly, Friday's competition lift day went well. I was a little sore over the week, presumably from the introduction of a few new lifts and a bit more volume. As usual, I was concerned about how …
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” ― Albert Einstein I often apply this concept to myself, checking my own perceived understanding of something I think I've grasped. Today, I seek to demonstrate how well I understand the quest that Homo Sapiens have pursued since time began: to …
Knowing what we do regarding strength training and building muscle, we can establish some guidelines with a fair degree of confidence. A program should be designed around some concepts: 1. Mechanical load 2. Progressive Overload 3. Specific Adaptation to Implied Demands If one were to squat with just their body weight until fatigue, they have …
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