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These Go Up to Eleven: Planning Appropriate Training Volume for Weightlifters
Full disclosure: This is an old article I published in Performance Menu almost ten years ago. It was also included in my first book, Bones of Iron. I’ve never done this before…resubmitting an old article instead of writing new material. ... Continue reading
Full disclosure: This is an old article I published in Performance Menu almost ten years ago. It was also included in my first book, Bones of Iron. I’ve never done this before…resubmitting an old article instead of writing new material. ... Continue reading
Be a Pirate: Occupying Your Space in the Weightroom
In the fall of 2016, I helped coach my alma mater’s women’s rugby team. Playing on this team during my senior year of college was one of the most intense and formative of my athletics experiences, and I wanted to give back. One of the way... Continue reading
In the fall of 2016, I helped coach my alma mater’s women’s rugby team. Playing on this team during my senior year of college was one of the most intense and formative of my athletics experiences, and I wanted to give back. One of the way... Continue reading
True or False: A Spotter’s Guide to Bad Science Reporting
I’ve been writing this column for a few years now, and I’ve learned a lot in the process. Although many of the columns have covered topics that were familiar to me, sometimes the answers I found when I started looking through the re... Continue reading
I’ve been writing this column for a few years now, and I’ve learned a lot in the process. Although many of the columns have covered topics that were familiar to me, sometimes the answers I found when I started looking through the re... Continue reading
The training trap: Don’t get sucked in!
It’s Saturday night, and Uber Eats is calling your name. You order up that large meat lover’s pizza and wings, and in no time, it arrives piping hot to your doorstep. You eat it like it’s going out of style and within minutes are fe... Continue reading
It’s Saturday night, and Uber Eats is calling your name. You order up that large meat lover’s pizza and wings, and in no time, it arrives piping hot to your doorstep. You eat it like it’s going out of style and within minutes are fe... Continue reading
What to Expect in Your First Year as a Weightlifter
My name is Steve, and I’m a novice weightlifter. Although I’ve been weight training for many years, I’ve only been weightlifting for just over a year. During that time, I made a few observations that I’d like to share with you... Continue reading
My name is Steve, and I’m a novice weightlifter. Although I’ve been weight training for many years, I’ve only been weightlifting for just over a year. During that time, I made a few observations that I’d like to share with you... Continue reading
When to Rehab Yourself & When to See A Physical Therapist
The following may be a sensitive subject for some coaches, athletes, and physical therapists to discuss without getting into a heated argument. However, as both a physical therapist assistant and an athlete, I want to address the topic of athletes ta... Continue reading
The following may be a sensitive subject for some coaches, athletes, and physical therapists to discuss without getting into a heated argument. However, as both a physical therapist assistant and an athlete, I want to address the topic of athletes ta... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 162
Erik Asks: I've been seriously training for roughly a year with best lifts of 100/123 as a 94. My question is this, I often find my grip on the bar changes during the clean during the lift so that my hands are uneven, and this only gets worse whe... Continue reading
Erik Asks: I've been seriously training for roughly a year with best lifts of 100/123 as a 94. My question is this, I often find my grip on the bar changes during the clean during the lift so that my hands are uneven, and this only gets worse whe... Continue reading
Picking the Right Weight Class & When It’s Time to Change
I’m not sure how old you are, but I’m going to roll the dice and assume many of you remember the late 90s when the Y2K hysteria was running rampant. The year 2000 was approaching, and society was abuzz with harebrained theories about how ... Continue reading
I’m not sure how old you are, but I’m going to roll the dice and assume many of you remember the late 90s when the Y2K hysteria was running rampant. The year 2000 was approaching, and society was abuzz with harebrained theories about how ... Continue reading
Champions Change Their Character
When striving to be the best we can be athletically, we need a plan. One of the obvious elements to this plan is the physical training. We are going to need programming that schedules practice of skills, strength building, and conditioning. A common ... Continue reading
When striving to be the best we can be athletically, we need a plan. One of the obvious elements to this plan is the physical training. We are going to need programming that schedules practice of skills, strength building, and conditioning. A common ... Continue reading
True or False: Natural Fruit Sugars Are Better for You Than Refined Sugar
In recent years, sugar has become the latest bogeyman of the healthy eating movement. There’s an increasing amount of evidence that, when consumed to excess, sugar can have a negative effect on your health, not to mention athletic performance. ... Continue reading
In recent years, sugar has become the latest bogeyman of the healthy eating movement. There’s an increasing amount of evidence that, when consumed to excess, sugar can have a negative effect on your health, not to mention athletic performance. ... Continue reading
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