Weight Training Over 50

Cardio Training for Weightlifters: A Special Source of Strength

Cardio Training for Weightlifters: A Special Source of Strength Over the many decades I have been both running and lifting weights, I have observed that the two fitness communities around these activities tend to regard the other with great suspicion. Runners tend to...

The Long Game: Some thoughts on how I’m still powerlifting at 83

The Long Game: Some thoughts on how Im still powerlifting at 83 Im 83 and getting ready to lift in a powerlifting meet in mid-August. I competed in my first powerlifting meet in 1987 in a career that includes doing meets in five decades. How does this happen? Besides...

Technique to help you add 15-20 pounds to your deadlift in 2 months

Technique to help you add 15-20 pounds to your deadlift in 2 months Many of us find improving our deadlift above a long established 1 rep max is very difficult. Often we are stuck at the same top weight for a few years. Increasing our own personal limit can be very...

5 Tricks I learned working out during the Covid lockdown

It was about a year ago that they gyms in my area were put in lockdown because of Covid. For the first time since I was an obnoxious teenager I could not go to a gym to play with barbells and other heavy objects. This was a day I thought would never come. However,...

Fitness Over 50: Your key to a great life

Fitness over age 50 is more available to you and easier than your might imagine. Exercise programs for seniors and those who are just nearing the magic age of 50 can bring you decades of looking and feeling fantastic! Your 50's and beyond can be one of the best times...

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...