“Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.”Albert Einstein I try to keep things simple when I coach. Lifting can be intimidating and this anxiety can interfere with the learning process. The worst thing I can do is muck it up with lots of complicated words and explanations. Everyone learns differently, but over …
I am a firm believer in autoregulation and teaching my lifters how to choose the weight on the bar as accurately as possible based on what I’m asking them to do. This is why we use RPE-based training almost exclusively. In its purest form, RPE (rate of perceived exertion) is an educated guess on what …
A 4-Step Process for Choosing the Right Weight to Lift Read More »
They say the journey is the destination. The chase is better than the catch. I think that’s why powerlifting is so fun. There’s so much preparation and build-up to a competition. It’s both exhilarating and terrifying to put yourself out there on one single day. With that said, I see so many people piss away …
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