Partial Squats: An Overlooked Exercise to Build Power As all of us can verify, there are dozens of...
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An unusual way to improve your power lifts: Do them Blind.
An unusual way to improve your power lifts: Do them Blind. Usually when someone pitches a method...
Becoming the best lifter you can be: Developing Self-Awareness
Becoming the best lifter you can be: Developing Self-Awareness Most readers of this blog have been...
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...
Can Recreational Sports Build Character? Its Possible, not Automatic
Can Recreational Sports Build Character? Its Possible, not Automatic As recreational athletes (powerlifting or other sports) we enjoy participating in these activities for fun. We have chosen to pursue a given sport for a variety of personal reasons. The actions we...
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...
Artificial Intelligence and Strength Training: Part 1-The Impact of Information
Artificial Intelligence and Strength Training: Part 1-The Impact of Information Current news is awash with stories about how artificial intelligence (AI) will shortly penetrate every aspect of our lives. Depending on the source, predictions are being tossed around...
New Deadlift Training Approach: Rack Pulls, Speed Pulls and Isometrics
New Deadlift Training Approach: Rack Pulls, Speed Pulls and Isometrics A couple years ago I published a blog about the Paul Anderson power rack method to build a big deadlift. In the past month I have devised a slightly more elaborate scheme to enhance the impact of...