Health Span and Weight Training This past week an article in the New Yorker noted that while...
Weight Training Over 50
Golf and Powerlifting: Some Surprising Similarities
Golf and Powerlifting: Some Surprising Similarities To achieve a high level of performance in both...
Dont Get Old Before Your Time!
Dont Get Old Before Your Time! How many people have that OMG experience when they suddenly become...
Sustaining a fit lifestyle: The value of Primary Experience
Sustaining a fit lifestyle: The value of Primary Experience Those of us in the fitness business are constantly trying to understand why people abandon fitness programs. In my view, part of the cause is using artificial realities for training where people do not...
Learning From Experience: Don’t Subvert Yourself
Learning from Experience: Dont Subvert Yourself Learning from our experiences can be tricky, especially if the experience is painful or difficult. We are all familiar with the mantra those that dont understand history are condemned to repeat the same mistakes....
At What Age Do You Start to Decline?
At What Age do you Start to Decline? People who do not exercise begin to experience muscle atrophy in their mid to late 20s. This condition called sarcopenia is the gradual erosion of skeletal muscles. Left untreated, this condition can render a person in their 60s...
The Isochain: A Great Invention for Optimal Isometric Training
The Isochain: A Great Invention for Optimal Isometric Training The Isochain is a unique training device designed and developed to optimize isometric training for strength building. As Ill discuss in this article, IMHO every serious strength athlete can derive...
Can You Look Younger at 50?
Can You Look Younger at 50? You can definitely look and feel much younger at 50, 60 or beyond if you are presently out of shape and a bit overweight. Getting in good physical condition will not only make you look younger, but it will probably make you much healthier....
Is Powerlifting a Healthy Activity? Yes, but with some caveats.
Is Powerlifting a Healthy Activity? Yes, but with caveats. Many want to know whether lifting heavy weights in powerlifting training is healthy for them. Having lifted weights for over a half century, I strongly endorse the idea that powerlifting training can be very...