Exercise Over 50

Critical Things you Cant Measure: Because they Dont Happen

Critical Things you Cant Measure: Because they Dont Happen Its often the things that dont happen that are of major importance in your lifting career and your life. However, when things dont happen, the wonks who make wearable fitness trackers dont include them on your...

Isometric Poses for Rehab, Gym Phone Zombies and a Cancer Study

Isometric Poses for Rehab, Gym Phone Zombies and a Cancer Study Necessity being the mother of invention, I devised a set of isometric poses to help me recover from the weakness brought on by a shoulder dislocation. In the first two months after my fall on the ice...

Making Progress If You Dont Know What to Do

Making Progress If You Don't Know What to Do Making progress in our training is our persistent quest. Often we find ourselves stymied or out of answers about what to do to move ahead. The mainstream media and the endless number of influencers offer us mountains of...

Preventing Back Injuries: Durability Training

Preventing Back Injuries: Durability Training As an 85-year-old powerlifter I can assure you that I would never be pulling heavy weights off the floor regularly had I not built an extremely strong and resilient back. There is nothing cooler than being able to do the...

An Unusual Method to Build Strength

An Unusual Method to Build Strength All of us are fully on board with lifting weights to build strength. In addition, most of us are occasional (or regular) users of gymnastic techniques to build strength. IMHO there are some other techniques that usually fly under...

Three high value exercises that take almost zero time: plus, a bonus

Three high value exercises that take almost zero time: plus, a bonus I always suggest that whatever exercises one does during their workouts should have provide a high return on your investment (ROI). Your investment in this case is time and energy. Often, we tend to...

Important Workout Data and Useless Information

Important Workout Data and Useless Information Any athlete who is serious about improving their performance must track some key indicators of how they are doing. The importance of the indicators is not always consistent with how easily they are measured. Some of the...