Powerlifting Over 50

Isometrics: Critical for long term strength gains

Isometrics: Critical for long term strength gains Isometric training is used to produce maximum overload to muscles and to the central nervous system. This is essential to keep making progress and prevent a long gradual slide in strength. Since being introduced to the...

Unusual but Powerful way to Improve Your Squat

Unusual but Powerful way to Improve Your Squat Could this be a secret new gadget built in a Silicon Valley by AI nerds trying to develop an autonomous Supermanor is it a newly discovered workout program developed by monks in a Tibetan monastery? Nope! It is an almost...

The Most Important Elements in Heavy 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...

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...

Important Workout Data and Useless Information

Important Workout Data and Useless Information Any athlete who is serious about improving their performance must track some key indicators of how they are doing. The importance of the indicators is not always consistent with how easily they are measured. Some of the...

Strength Building: Practice the Invisible Skills

Strength Building: Practice the Invisible Skills Realizing your full potential for lifting heavy weights or doing some other feat of strength is dependent on being able to mobilize your muscles to do a very difficult movement. The most important action in producing...

How to Know if You are Making Progress

How to Know if You are Making Progress Having been a hard core gym rat for a very long time, Im always interested in what concrete results my workouts are producing. IMHO most of the people who work out in fitness gyms seem to have no systematic approach to...