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Weight Training Over 50

Practice CAN improve performance

by | March 23, 2025 | Exercise Over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Practice CAN improve performance Among the many clichs that we are exposed to as we go through life, one that stands out for its misleading qualities is: practice makes perfect. Anyone who is even a casual visitor to a gym, tennis court or golf course will observe...
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A Super Cheap Power Training Equipment Idea: HUGE value for the $

by | March 23, 2025 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

A Super Cheap Power Training Equipment Idea: HUGE value for the $ In the never-ending scramble to build new and fantastic" training equipment, one thing is constant: the price for new gadgets never seems to go down. I thought you all might enjoy seeing an unusually...
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Deadlifting Injuries: Tips from a long-time powerlifter on preventing them

by | March 23, 2025 | Anti-aging fitness, Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Deadlifting Injuries: Tips from a long-time powerlifter on preventing them Injuries from deadlifting seem to be occurring more often than in previous decades. Powerlifters have been doing heavy deadlifts ever since the sport began (back in the late 1960s). In recent...
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Practice Habits: Your key to Long Term Improvement

Practice Habits: Your key to Long Term Improvement Every coach says, do the hard work and pay attention to the details. I constantly harp on doing each of the power lifts with perfect technique. Going beyond these generalizations in real workouts and doing so for many...

Your Inner Coach #3- Muscle Control

Your Inner Coach #3- Muscle Control Exerting control over your muscles is essential for putting out the maximum force possible during a heavy lift. Unfortunately, many lifters have developed the habit of exerting less than maximum force through years of lifting...

Longevity and Lifting Weights

Longevity and Lifting Weights It is nearly impossible to put a value on the positive aspects of waking up every day and not worrying about your health. Sadly many people over age 50 spend a significant portion of their day struggling with their medical problems. Their...

Your inner coach #2

Your inner coach #2 Last week I introduced you to your three inner coaches. One of them deals with the high level organization and management of your training. The second one deals with the narrative that goes on in your mind all the time you're awake. The third one...

Building your inner coaches

Building your inner coaches Realizing your full potential as a lifter will be greatly enhanced by developing your internal mental skills that enable you to perform at your best. This is not positive attitude or motivation. This is using your mental capacity to...

Recovery: When You Make all the Gains

Recovery: When You Make all the Gains There is an underappreciated quote from the legendary coach Dan John: Lifting heavy weights will not make you strong. Lifting heavy weights and recovering will make you very strong. Probably 98% of all the content in power...