But if you’ve been training hard for years, progress often comes at a snail’s pace. Lifting weights is like reverse compound interest: the more time and effort you put into it, the lower your return. It’s not fair, but it’s true. And it’s why so many people quit. Sometimes you need to have a few …
4 Intensity Techniques for Increased Muscle Growth Read More »
Today’s guest post comes from fellow Cressey Sports Performance coach Miguel Aragoncillo. I’ve had the honor of calling Miguel a friend, training partner and mentor since arriving at CSP and today’s post explains why an intense training environment is so crucial to what we do as coaches and lifters. Enjoy! I have the fortune of …
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Maintaining an Environment Read More »
The past week of lifting was extremely challenging for me, both physically and mentally. For the first time since November, I trained above 90 percent of my all-time best 1-rep maxes. And I pretty much fell flat on my face. I laid out a minimum amount of volume I needed to accumulate with such (relatively) …
