Lifting Weights for 68 Years: Whats New and Different? I began lifting weights in 1955and yes we...
Powerlifting 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...
Secrets for a LONG career in powerlifting
As many of you know, I have been lifting weights seriously for a LONG time....62 years to be exact. In that time, I have competed in both Olympic style lifting and did 25 years of powerlifting competition. I also competed as a runner for 22 years and played all the...
Under used Assistance Training for Strength and Health
Athletes over age 50 need all the clever tricks they can find to stay on top of their game. In this newsletter, Ill discuss one of the more overlooked (or actively ignored) areas of assistance training for building power. It is a secret? Not exactly. Its just that...
Training for Mediocrity: The habits of lousy powerlifters
Who trains hard to get lousy results? Unfortunately....a lot of lifters. They bust their butts and get worse...or at least they don't improve. Why would anyone do this? No one that I know would ever consciously say that they train diligently with the intentionof...
What’s different about getting fit over age 50?
When someone hits the age of 50, it is normal to ask if they have to change the way they train to become fit and strong. Based on my 60+ years of physical training, I have a set of suggestions. In my view there are three main things you need to account for in your...
Giving the gift of fitness
Most of the folks who read this blog regularly are seriously committed to their fitness. Many do workouts that would kill a lot of people. If you are a real workout ninja, you probably don't think much about how people who may be just starting out react to you when...
Fit over 50: The power of Kaizen – small steps can bring big changes
On or about January 1 of each year, millions of people make commitments to themselves to "make big changes" in their life. In fitness, vast numbers of people decide to "get in shape" and join a gym or health club. They have the best intentions, and a powerful desire...