Visualization: A Powerful Tool for Heavy Lifting Most lifters have heard the term visualization....
Exercise Over 50
Longevity and Weight Training
Longevity and Weight Training As I close in on birthday number 85 Im still lifting (relatively)...
Small mistakes in technique: Undermine your max lifts
Small mistakes in technique: Undermine your max lifts One of the big benefits of being a...
Preventing Lower Back Injuries with the Kettlebell Swing
Preventing Lower Back Injuries With the Kettlebell Swing Preventing injuries is vastly superior to doing rehab. A huge percentage of American men will suffer from lower back problems. Depending on the source used as many as 80% of men will have a back problem at some...
No Brain, No Gain
No Brain, No Gain Having spent many years in gyms, I am consistently surprised by the number of people who work out for years and never seem to make any progress. Not changing much if you are in great condition is probably OK. However, most people who train regularly...
Longevity and Fitness – Secrets of an 84 Year Old Powerlifter
Longevity, Fitness and Training Secrets If youre not doing it, you dont know it - Tony Robbins At the tender age of 84 I believe I have earned the right to talk about longevity.both in general and in terms of fitness. When discussing longevity I always emphasize that...
Two Major Principles for Life and Working Out
Two Major Principles for Life and Working Out For those of us who pursue long term goals, there are two tightly linked principles that IMHO are extremely important to remember as we embark on various projects in fitness and in other parts of our lives. People always...
Cutting Edge Innovations in Fitness and Health: Buyer Beware!
Cutting Edge Innovations in Fitness and Health: Buyer Beware! There are a staggering number of products and programs offered for sale in the fitness and health universe. Many of these are marketed as significant innovations. Most of us have developed a reasonable...
Golf and Powerlifting: Some Surprising Similarities
Golf and Powerlifting: Some Surprising Similarities To achieve a high level of performance in both golf and powerlifting excellent balance is required. This is an underappreciated training requirement for both sports that is rarely discussed in the literature on...