by Richard | Sep 29, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
With Covid scrambling the schedule for powerlifting meets and the off/on opening of gyms, I have oriented my own training to physical conditioning rather than straight power. I have also changed up the routines for some of my coaching clients to emphasize (drum roll)...
by Richard | Aug 17, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
UN-Learning: A key to consistent progress It aint what you dont know that gets you in trouble, its what you know for sure that just aint so – Mark Twain Somehow Mark Twain must have known about the fitness industry. Just about everyone seems to be an expert....
by Richard | Aug 12, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Post Covid: Our new Hybrid Training Models Over the past 15 months most of us who workout regularly have had to make some significant accommodations to the gyms being closed. We have all adapted our training to some degree to accommodate the limitations imposed by...
by Richard | Aug 12, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness Data, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
High Value Performance Indicators: The Critical Element for Improvement In business there is a saying that that which is measured is the thing that gets attention. In weightlifting the same rule applies. Lifters (or other athletes) who want to improve their...
by Richard | Jul 12, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fat loss over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Discipline and Self-Management Techniques Part 1 Discipline and self-management are critical skills for everyone who aspires to master a particular skill. This is because it takes a long time and consistent practice to develop the individual and collective skills...
by Richard | Jun 27, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Longevity fitness, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Cardio Training for Weightlifters: A Minimal Program Cardiovascular conditioning is critical for all lifters, especially those over age 50. Being big and strong is great and a big contributor to your overall health. Cardiovascular health is part of your long game if...
by Richard | Jun 5, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fat loss over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Emerging from our Covid Cocoons: Some Exercises to Build new Skills This mornings local newspaper noted that Covid restrictions for the entire state of Oregon could be lifted within a week. To say that the past 15 months have been disturbing for all of us would be an...
by Richard | May 22, 2021 | Anti-aging fitness, Exercise Over 50, Fat loss over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Losing weight over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Accomplishing anything that takes commitment over time takes discipline. That is the ability to forgo short term pleasure for working longer term objectives. This work will often be difficult, frustrating, and occasionally dangerous. None of us would ever graduate...
by Richard | May 16, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness Data, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
In recent years there has been a proliferation of fitness apps that record activities during workouts and provide data to the user. IMHO most fitness apps are brain dead and convey minimal information that is of any use. They create an illusion of precision by...
by Richard | May 8, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Inexpensive (almost free) techniques to improve your strength and power. We often fall prey to the idea that it is necessary that a gadget be expensive for it to help us improve our strength and/or power. If something is expensive, we tend to assume that it must be...