Strength over 50

A Method for Correcting Weak Points in Your Lifts

A Method for Correcting Weak Points in Your Lifts Each of us is a unique collection of strong and not so strong muscles. There is a lot more to all of us, but in the weight room we tend to focus on our muscles and not so much on our color perception or music pitch....

Big Benefits from Some Rarely Used Exercises

Big Benefits from Some Rarely Used Exercises Building overall body strength and flexibility is one of the best ways to stay on top in the game of life. In this brief article Im going to reacquaint you with two exercises that in my opinion are among the very best for...

Artificial Intelligence and Strength Training – II

Artificial Intelligence and Strength Training - II As we anticipate an AI stock market crash, let's briefly examine how AI tools can enhance your strength training. I have been working with AI since the 1980s and am not bamboozled by the daydreaming and hype that...

Practice Like a Pro: Work on the Small Details of Performance

Practice Like a Pro: Work on the Small Details of Performance If you have been competing in powerlifting for a long time or playing another sport that requires precision movement, you will find that it is usually the small details needed for peak performance that...

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...

What skills do elite lifters have that others dont?

What skills do elite lifters have that others dont? Ever since I first started lifting weights back in 1955 it has been evident to me that some people get a lot more out of their training than others. Reflecting on many of the elite lifters I have known, it seems to...

Practice Like a Pro: Work on the Small Details of Performance

Practice Like a Pro: Work on the Small Details of Performance If you have been competing in powerlifting for a long time or playing another sport that requires precision movement, you will find that it is usually the small details needed for peak performance that...

Visualization: A Powerful Tool for Heavy Lifting

Visualization: A Powerful Tool for Heavy Lifting Most lifters have heard the term visualization. This is the practice of visualizing a perfect lift in your mind before you actually do one. That is a pretty vague description. About the same level of insight as "The Red...