Strength training and fitness, in general, brings on reams of discussion as to what it means to be an expert. They also bring on droves of people who play at being an expert on the internet and, increasingly, on television. Recognize that I cannot hope to define expertise without it tending to align with my […]
Fitness Mindset: Is Bodybuilding, Strength Training, and Fitness All Mental?
By Eric Troy I’ve complained and I’ve complained about silly quantitative notions concerning the factors that determine success. It’s 20% percent training, 80% nutrition and stuff like that. Complete and utter nonsense. Says nothing. Contributes nothing. But when I heard a fellow on YouTube recently assert that muscle building is all about your mind, I […]
Why Do Most Fitness Plans, Diets, Bodybuilding or Strength Training Programs Seem to Work?
Do you find it odd that there are so many articles about why your fitness plan, diet, bodybuilding or strength training program isn’t working while just about any such plan or program is largely reported as successful? In fact, I’ve never seen a strength training or bodybuilding program developed for a mass audience that didn’t […]
Warm Up Sets for Strength Training: Getting Ready for Big Lifts
Originally published on April 8, 2010 A great deal has been written about the general warm-up for strength training. General metabolic warm-up, mobility drills, and soft tissue work are all recommended by various sources. Most trainees would do well to pay the general warm-up some attention. However, the specific exercise warm-up is often a source […]
Strength Consolidation Routine
All strength athletes, at certain times, must consolidate their gains and they will do this instinctively by adding reps to their present limit. As a matter of fact, this is an “old-school” way of training and it is still prevalent. There is not a NEW way that is better by virtue of science or Russian […]
Rest Between Sets for Strength: How to Manipulate Rest Intervals to Get Stronger
Most people know two things about interset rest periods for strength training: you can rest shorter or you can rest longer. If you rest for shorter periods you are training for endurance or hypertrophy and if you rest longer ones you are training for strength. The above is a fairly simplistic way of viewing rest […]