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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 …
“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 …
I awoke at O'Dark:30 today for unknown reasons and bleary-eyed, I prepared my morning pre-workout bevvie and scanned Facebook to be sure the world hadn't ended while I slept. A friend posted an article from Greg Nuckols over at Stronger By Science titled, How to Get Strong, Part 2. Hard to resist such a title, …
I have devised a resistance training program designed to improve health, strength, muscle size, connective tissue health and encourage skeletal integrity and stability. I provide it for free to all my faithful readers. While the name may seem like something you see stamped on a generic pharmaceutical, it perfectly represents the basic ideology behind the …
I had to take a couple of days off this week from hoisting weights around to accompany my daughter to the worst state in the Union: Georgia. She was doing a college tour for her graduate work so instead of lifting weights, I spent a lot of time in a car. Travel tip: don't even …
Our body's natural anti-inflammatory mechanisms apparently take the night off, which is why we awake stiff and filled with aches and pains that make one wonder if we'd be better off staying in bed.¹ After learning this, I stopped taking a couple of naproxen or ibuprofen with my morning caffeine and instead wait patiently for …
My last competition was in 2010 and it was an equipped meet. Prior to that, my inaugural meet in 2008 was also equipped. I’ve never done a RAW meet so that’s what’s on deck. I should point out, that I am not strong in any sense of the word. My lifts rank as intermediate according …
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 …
I have tweaked my goals and strategy for achieving them, and while that excites me and fills me with the desire to share, I can't imagine anyone really cares much. Then I recalled that's what personal blogs are for: to write stuff that no one else cares about. I've been in the pursuit of strength …
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