No Days Off and Not Much To Show For It When we don’t like how we look, improving becomes an emotional issue. And those emotions often drive lifters to take no...
Resistance Training
Build Muscle: A Barbell-Only Bonus Strategy It sounds easy, but a workout with an unloaded barbell can be deceptively challenging, and yes, it can help you build muscle...
Power Training is Anti-Aging Exercise We rapidly lose the ability to generate athletic power as we age. Studies show that power begins to diminish after age 40, and...
I’ve been involved in resistance training for 27 years and have recently seen a new phenomenon emerge: using nutrition, supplementation, and training to increase...
Plantar fasciitis is debilitating. When you step out of bed, it feels like stepping on a bed of nails. It improves a bit as you walk around, but later in the day, the...
Squats are your training program’s foundation, but are you doing them right? Tour any commercial gym. You’ll see shallow, knee-caving pseudo-squats. Hint:...
The barbell overhead press is one of the best exercises for building shoulder size, total-body strength, and shoulder stability. But it may not be appropriate for...
Ankle Mobility & Squat Depth If you want a deep squat, you’ll need a relatively good level of ankle mobility (dorsiflexion). Otherwise, you’ll get stuck...