by Richard | Sep 2, 2024 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Your inner coach #2 Last week I introduced you to your three inner coaches. One of them deals with the high level organization and management of your training. The second one deals with the narrative that goes on in your mind all the time you’re awake. The third...
by Richard | Sep 2, 2024 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Building your inner coaches Realizing your full potential as a lifter will be greatly enhanced by developing your internal mental skills that enable you to perform at your best. This is not positive attitude or motivation. This is using your mental capacity to...
by Richard | Aug 23, 2024 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Longevity fitness, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Recovery: When You Make all the Gains There is an underappreciated quote from the legendary coach Dan John: Lifting heavy weights will not make you strong. Lifting heavy weights and recovering will make you very strong. Probably 98% of all the content in power...
by Richard | Aug 23, 2024 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
A Forgotten Training Approach that can Build Big Strength Anyone remember static contractions? A quarter century ago these were mildly popular. However, like many training techniques that produce significant results but require unusual types of effort, it was largely...
by Richard | Aug 23, 2024 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Meaningful Data on Your Workouts Powerlifting is all about numbers. But numbers alone don’t mean anything unless they’re related to some significant purpose you are trying to achieve. Many of us keep detailed data on our workouts. It is important that the...