Two unusual exercises: big benefit zero popularity Over many decades working out in gyms, I have...
Weight Training 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...
What can weightlifters learn from “Moneyball”?
What can weightlifters learn from Moneyball? In the past few weeks I have been reading books...
Learn to listen to your body: Key to building strength and endurance
Learn to listen to your body: Key to building strength and endurance Back in the 1970s the first US based research on factors impacting sports performance emerged. When the running boom was in its early stages, a few psychologists began trying to figure out what elite...
Practicing things you don’t like: The key to improvement
Mid Life Hard Body Practicing Things You Dont Like: Key to Improvement Sadly, the universe does not care about what each of us likes and doesnt like. Our opinions and preferences dont have an impact in the physical world. This inconvenient reality means that to make...
Small Changes that Make a BIG Difference
Small Changes that make a BIG difference and a hard to believe story from long ago Regular readers of this column know that one of my enduring bits of advice is that working to achieve near perfect lifting technique is the only way to realize your full potential. It...
Turning 82 and Still Powerlifting
Reflections on turning 82 and still powerlifting I turned 82 this past week and am getting ready to participate in Bull Stewarts August 20 Bench Press-Deadlift meet at Alki Beach in Seattle. That sounds strange even to me. Im truly blessed to still be able to lift...
Making Improvements as an Experienced Lifter
Making Improvements as an Experienced Lifter We are all aware of how easy it is for a beginning lifter to make significant gains in the first two months of training. Beginners can show a massive improvement in a short time. When you begin in a weak and/or...
Mini Practice: Stealth opportunities for valuable strength building
Mini Practice: Stealth opportunities for valuable strength building Most of us make a clear distinction between the time when we are doing our workouts and all the other time in the day. Time in the gym (or wherever) is when you focus on physical training. At other...