The White Noise of Heavy Carl Raghavan, SSC | May 29, 2019 People ask me what it’s like to lift a heavy weight, and this is the best I can do to describe it: a heavy weight is like a loud white noise blaring full blast into your ears. A heavy weight tries to distract you from your technique; it tries to disrupt your focus and composure. Continue reading Strength and Conditioning: Times Have Changed Jim Steel | April 03, 2019 Times have changed in the strength and conditioning world over the years. I reckon that in a word, you could describe the source of the changes as “access.” In the 80s there was not access to as much information as there is now. Of course there was no internet, with the social media superstars and the keyboard warriors hiding behind the computer typing their uninformed opinions about strength training. Continue reading Mathematical Modeling of Attempt Selection Jeff Russell | January 09, 2019 One Saturday afternoon you decide to head to the gym and max out your squat. Maybe it’s been a while, and you want to see if you can set a new personal record - a number you’ve had your eye on. Once you arrive, you put on your shoes and begin to warm up the lift. After a few sets and some singles, you have your PR attempt loaded on the bar in front of you. You steel yourself, get under the bar, walk it out, squat down and… Continue reading The Phenomenology of Barbell Training Mark Rippetoe | July 11, 2018 The phenomenology related to a theory is an important step in the analysis of that theory. Another way to think about the phenomenology is as the accumulated empirical evidence of what has actually occurred. Continue reading The Olympic Games: Time to Stop Mark Rippetoe | February 16, 2018 The Olympics has turned from a celebration of human physical performance that once transcended global politics and popular culture into a propaganda event for the dominant interpretation of global politics and popular culture. It is no longer about athletics and who wins the athletic competition... Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
Strength and Conditioning: Times Have Changed Jim Steel | April 03, 2019 Times have changed in the strength and conditioning world over the years. I reckon that in a word, you could describe the source of the changes as “access.” In the 80s there was not access to as much information as there is now. Of course there was no internet, with the social media superstars and the keyboard warriors hiding behind the computer typing their uninformed opinions about strength training. Continue reading Mathematical Modeling of Attempt Selection Jeff Russell | January 09, 2019 One Saturday afternoon you decide to head to the gym and max out your squat. Maybe it’s been a while, and you want to see if you can set a new personal record - a number you’ve had your eye on. Once you arrive, you put on your shoes and begin to warm up the lift. After a few sets and some singles, you have your PR attempt loaded on the bar in front of you. You steel yourself, get under the bar, walk it out, squat down and… Continue reading The Phenomenology of Barbell Training Mark Rippetoe | July 11, 2018 The phenomenology related to a theory is an important step in the analysis of that theory. Another way to think about the phenomenology is as the accumulated empirical evidence of what has actually occurred. Continue reading The Olympic Games: Time to Stop Mark Rippetoe | February 16, 2018 The Olympics has turned from a celebration of human physical performance that once transcended global politics and popular culture into a propaganda event for the dominant interpretation of global politics and popular culture. It is no longer about athletics and who wins the athletic competition... Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
Mathematical Modeling of Attempt Selection Jeff Russell | January 09, 2019 One Saturday afternoon you decide to head to the gym and max out your squat. Maybe it’s been a while, and you want to see if you can set a new personal record - a number you’ve had your eye on. Once you arrive, you put on your shoes and begin to warm up the lift. After a few sets and some singles, you have your PR attempt loaded on the bar in front of you. You steel yourself, get under the bar, walk it out, squat down and… Continue reading The Phenomenology of Barbell Training Mark Rippetoe | July 11, 2018 The phenomenology related to a theory is an important step in the analysis of that theory. Another way to think about the phenomenology is as the accumulated empirical evidence of what has actually occurred. Continue reading The Olympic Games: Time to Stop Mark Rippetoe | February 16, 2018 The Olympics has turned from a celebration of human physical performance that once transcended global politics and popular culture into a propaganda event for the dominant interpretation of global politics and popular culture. It is no longer about athletics and who wins the athletic competition... Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
The Phenomenology of Barbell Training Mark Rippetoe | July 11, 2018 The phenomenology related to a theory is an important step in the analysis of that theory. Another way to think about the phenomenology is as the accumulated empirical evidence of what has actually occurred. Continue reading The Olympic Games: Time to Stop Mark Rippetoe | February 16, 2018 The Olympics has turned from a celebration of human physical performance that once transcended global politics and popular culture into a propaganda event for the dominant interpretation of global politics and popular culture. It is no longer about athletics and who wins the athletic competition... Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
The Olympic Games: Time to Stop Mark Rippetoe | February 16, 2018 The Olympics has turned from a celebration of human physical performance that once transcended global politics and popular culture into a propaganda event for the dominant interpretation of global politics and popular culture. It is no longer about athletics and who wins the athletic competition... Continue reading
