StrengthMinded

Where Strength Meets I.Q.

Sequential and Simultaneous Movements in Strength Training and Weightlifting

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Originally published on February 13, 2012 Every once in a while you will hear someone calling the squat a simultaneous lift. You’ll even hear people calling the deadlift a sequential lift. What does this mean, and is it correct? Sequential and Simultaneous Movements in Biomechanics Well, these terms come from the description and measurement of the coordination of human movement, […]

Muscle Roles: Synergist, Agonist, Antagonist, Stabilizer & Fixator

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Originally published on March 3, 2011 Perhaps the biggest misunderstanding about how skeletal muscles function to produce the body’s movements concerns their particular role. Most people think that a muscle performs ONE particular and very defined role and that they always perform this role. This is not how it works. Muscles must work together to […]

Deadlifts for Muscle Mass: Myths That Sell

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First published on February 11, 2012 Somebody recently implied that I try to sell pure strength training to everybody. The idea being, I suppose, that I want to convince everybody to engage in maximum strength training and think it is “bad” if they don’t, or, by extension, fail to follow my advice. Well, those who […]

Lifting and Carrying: It’s Not Just About Arm and Leg Strength

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Originally published on June 26, 2011 Bench press, bench press, bench press. I’m amazed at how many bench press warriors I come across. No, I’m not talking about the guys who just love to bench press and like to see those numbers go up, but they try to keep their training balanced. I’m talking about people […]