I’m still riding the high of yesterday’s Optimizing the Big 3 seminar with Greg Robins and Miguel Aragoncillo. We had an enthusiastic group of lifters who came in willing to learn and ready to crush some heavy weight. We forced many of the attendees out of their comfort zones as they tried new techniques and …
The fitness world is exceptionally prone to the overreaction/under-reaction phenomenon. That is, fitness-minded people often fall victim to an all-or-nothing view of certain foods, exercises or training methodologies. Remember how scary dietary fat was in the 80’s? How about evil carbs in the 2000’s? Spinal flexion sure was terrible 10 years ago, but now extension …
“[I]f you want to really build strength and muscle, you need to crush each rep as explosively as you can with perfect form. Lower the weight under control, but always lift each rep with maximal effort like you’re trying to blast it through the roof.” This is a direct quote from a past article I …
Thoughts become things. What you think about, you bring about. Your thoughts will manifest your physical actions. – Brian Cain This past weekend I drove down to Pennsylvania to coach my good friend Dave through his first powerlifting meet. Dave’s been training hard and kicked ass on the platform, hitting PRs across the board. I was …
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On October 11, I’ll hit the platform at the RPS Power Challenge in Everett, Mass., for the seventh meet of my powerlifting career. I’m shooting for a 1500 total and a double bodyweight bench press. In March, I went 8-for-9 with a 1435 total at 198 and won Best Lifter, which was a nice comeback after I …
“Too many people rely on abstracts and ignore methodology, data, and other important information. The Pubmed abstract is not the final word.” – Examine.com “I told you so!” has been the rallying cry on the internet the past few days as the anti-anti-gluten crowd (which is quickly becoming as annoying as the anti-gluten crowd) has …
Imagine NBA teams drafting players based on their dunk contest routines. Or MLB teams choosing hitters based on the Home Run Derby. Well, the NFL Combine, the most beloved test in all of sports, isn’t too far off. It’s crazy how many traditions go unchallenged in sports. No one stops to think if something makes …
Sunday was brutal. The Patriots have held my heart hostage every week this season, but by the end of the regular season, I’d grown used to Tom Brady waiting til the final minutes to pull off some comeback magic and march to victory. So when the Pats were down 13-3 at the half, I wasn’t …
I don’t know how some of you guys do it. Kudos to all of you who manage to train hard and effectively at a commercial gym. Gaining strength and building muscle at a place like Planet Fitness or Bally’s is harder than finding a good Nickelback song or a tasty beer that ends with the …
I got out of New York just in time. Poor Matt Harvey, the Mets’ phenomenal young pitcher and only glimmer of hope for a baseball organization with historically bad luck. The starter of this year’s All Star game just found out he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. That’s the one that requires …
