Lifting Weights for 68 Years: Whats New and Different? I began lifting weights in 1955and yes we...
Men’s fitness over 50
Four Simple Exercises to Reduce Your Chance of Injury
Four Simple Exercises to Reduce Your Chance of Injury As all of you know the worst thing that can...
Unanticipated Layoffs: How Much Conditioning do You Lose?
Unanticipated Layoffs: How Much Conditioning do You Lose? Unplanned layoffs can disrupt our...
Enjoying a Long Healthy Life: You Cant Fool Mother Nature
Enjoying a Long Healthy Life: You Cant Fool Mother Nature This past week a friend sent me an article from the Atlantic magazine that bemoaned how unfriendly and intimidating the fitness industry can be for those who are out of shape but want to start an exercise...
Sustaining a fit lifestyle: The value of Primary Experience
Sustaining a fit lifestyle: The value of Primary Experience Those of us in the fitness business are constantly trying to understand why people abandon fitness programs. In my view, part of the cause is using artificial realities for training where people do not...
Learning From Experience: Don’t Subvert Yourself
Learning from Experience: Dont Subvert Yourself Learning from our experiences can be tricky, especially if the experience is painful or difficult. We are all familiar with the mantra those that dont understand history are condemned to repeat the same mistakes....
At What Age Do You Start to Decline?
At What Age do you Start to Decline? People who do not exercise begin to experience muscle atrophy in their mid to late 20s. This condition called sarcopenia is the gradual erosion of skeletal muscles. Left untreated, this condition can render a person in their 60s...
The Isochain: A Great Invention for Optimal Isometric Training
The Isochain: A Great Invention for Optimal Isometric Training The Isochain is a unique training device designed and developed to optimize isometric training for strength building. As Ill discuss in this article, IMHO every serious strength athlete can derive...
Can You Look Younger at 50?
Can You Look Younger at 50? You can definitely look and feel much younger at 50, 60 or beyond if you are presently out of shape and a bit overweight. Getting in good physical condition will not only make you look younger, but it will probably make you much healthier....