Practice Like a Pro: Work on the Small Details of Performance If you have been competing in...
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Visualization: A Powerful Tool for Heavy Lifting
Visualization: A Powerful Tool for Heavy Lifting Most lifters have heard the term visualization....
Small mistakes in technique: Undermine your max lifts
Small mistakes in technique: Undermine your max lifts One of the big benefits of being a...
Practice CAN improve performance
Practice CAN improve performance Among the many clichs that we are exposed to as we go through life, one that stands out for its misleading qualities is: practice makes perfect. Anyone who is even a casual visitor to a gym, tennis court or golf course will observe...
A Super Cheap Power Training Equipment Idea: HUGE value for the $
A Super Cheap Power Training Equipment Idea: HUGE value for the $ In the never-ending scramble to build new and fantastic" training equipment, one thing is constant: the price for new gadgets never seems to go down. I thought you all might enjoy seeing an unusually...
Deadlifting Injuries: Tips from a long-time powerlifter on preventing them
Deadlifting Injuries: Tips from a long-time powerlifter on preventing them Injuries from deadlifting seem to be occurring more often than in previous decades. Powerlifters have been doing heavy deadlifts ever since the sport began (back in the late 1960s). In recent...
Use Your Attention to Maximum Benefit
Use Your Attention to Maximum Benefit Your conscious attention is one of the resources that most people squander. For those of us who lift heavy weights, losing sharp mental focus can significantly diminish our efforts. Having sharp mental focus enables us to devote...
Get the Small Stuff right, or you will never get the BIG Stuff right!
Get the Small Stuff right, or you will never get the BIG Stuff right! Being successful at weight training requires attention to a lot of details. Simply showing up and flailing through a workout leads to little (or no) improvement year after year. There is an oft...
The Most Important Elements in Lifting Cannot be Quantified!
The Most Important Elements in Lifting Cannot be Quantified! From time to time, we may be intrigued by various high-tech innovations that promise to elevate our lifting performance. Usually these innovations are old wine in a new bottle, or simply something that could...