Adapting a training technique from Olympic Lifting for power training: The two rep set Over...
Powerlifting Over 50
Build REAL Grip Strength: Dump the Straps
Build REAL Grip Strength: Dump the Straps If you want to have the fragile hands and wimpy grip of...
Where does fat go when you lose it? Mainly out of your mouth.
Where does fat go when you lose it? Mainly out of your mouth. For someone who has been involved in...
Your Personal Data Driven Training Management System: Part 1
Your Personal Data Driven Training Management System: Part 1 None of the regular readers of this newsletter suffer from a lack of energy or enthusiasm for working out. It is almost impossible to keep us out of the gym. Even during Covid restrictions all of...
Fool Proof Method For Developing Great Technique in the Squat
I had thought of calling this a technique to get "perfect form" but decided there was no such thing as "perfect" form for any lift. We just try to get as close as possible to perfection. This is a drill you can do 2-3 times a week as part of your warmups. It is called...
Visualization for Powerlifters
Visualization is the process of using a purely mental rehearsal of a power lift to develop the neural pathways that control your body during the physical execution of the lift. This is training your brain to make your body do what you want it to when you do a...
Key to Continuing Progress for Advanced Lifters: SMALL Improvements
Most readers of this blog will have been lifting for quite a while. The quick and easy progress that came when first starting out is long behind us. As experienced lifters we must tease progress out of progressively more elusive places. When discussing powerlifting...
7 strategies to train hard but not get burned out
Overtraining = too much of a good thing As people who love to lift a lot of heavy stuff, we often find ourselves working too hard in the gym and having our powerlifting performance suffer as a result. The great bulk of the general public equates happiness as being...
Realizing your full potential as a lifter : Part 2 – Building Body Awareness and Muscle Control
Getting the most out of the time and effort you expend in workouts is something that all of us want. Last week I discussed how to take an overview of your training with a solid plan, eliminate junk work, and focusing on recovery. This week Ill focus on how to use a...