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 The Two-Factor Model of Sports Performance Mark Rippetoe | January 17, 2018 The role of strength in athletics has been discussed quite a bit by us, and never enough by anybody else...But strength is not the only component of athletic performance. This essay will explore the essence of preparation for an athletic performance, and will propose a new paradigm for the process. Continue reading Yinyang: Technique and Strength in the Martial Arts Dave Longley | December 06, 2017 You do not have to be strong to do Martial Arts. There. It has been written. Without a shadow of a doubt, my opening sentence is true, and true in all cases. As you continue reading, you may feel your fury rising at something I have put forward as an opinion. If this happens, you can go back to the first sentence, take a deep breath, read it again, and enjoy being Right. You. Do. Not. Have. To. Be. Strong. To. Do. Martial. Arts. 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 The Two-Factor Model of Sports Performance Mark Rippetoe | January 17, 2018 The role of strength in athletics has been discussed quite a bit by us, and never enough by anybody else...But strength is not the only component of athletic performance. This essay will explore the essence of preparation for an athletic performance, and will propose a new paradigm for the process. Continue reading Yinyang: Technique and Strength in the Martial Arts Dave Longley | December 06, 2017 You do not have to be strong to do Martial Arts. There. It has been written. Without a shadow of a doubt, my opening sentence is true, and true in all cases. As you continue reading, you may feel your fury rising at something I have put forward as an opinion. If this happens, you can go back to the first sentence, take a deep breath, read it again, and enjoy being Right. You. Do. Not. Have. To. Be. Strong. To. Do. Martial. Arts. 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 The Two-Factor Model of Sports Performance Mark Rippetoe | January 17, 2018 The role of strength in athletics has been discussed quite a bit by us, and never enough by anybody else...But strength is not the only component of athletic performance. This essay will explore the essence of preparation for an athletic performance, and will propose a new paradigm for the process. Continue reading Yinyang: Technique and Strength in the Martial Arts Dave Longley | December 06, 2017 You do not have to be strong to do Martial Arts. There. It has been written. Without a shadow of a doubt, my opening sentence is true, and true in all cases. As you continue reading, you may feel your fury rising at something I have put forward as an opinion. If this happens, you can go back to the first sentence, take a deep breath, read it again, and enjoy being Right. You. Do. Not. Have. To. Be. Strong. To. Do. Martial. Arts. Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
The Two-Factor Model of Sports Performance Mark Rippetoe | January 17, 2018 The role of strength in athletics has been discussed quite a bit by us, and never enough by anybody else...But strength is not the only component of athletic performance. This essay will explore the essence of preparation for an athletic performance, and will propose a new paradigm for the process. Continue reading Yinyang: Technique and Strength in the Martial Arts Dave Longley | December 06, 2017 You do not have to be strong to do Martial Arts. There. It has been written. Without a shadow of a doubt, my opening sentence is true, and true in all cases. As you continue reading, you may feel your fury rising at something I have put forward as an opinion. If this happens, you can go back to the first sentence, take a deep breath, read it again, and enjoy being Right. You. Do. Not. Have. To. Be. Strong. To. Do. Martial. Arts. Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
Yinyang: Technique and Strength in the Martial Arts Dave Longley | December 06, 2017 You do not have to be strong to do Martial Arts. There. It has been written. Without a shadow of a doubt, my opening sentence is true, and true in all cases. As you continue reading, you may feel your fury rising at something I have put forward as an opinion. If this happens, you can go back to the first sentence, take a deep breath, read it again, and enjoy being Right. You. Do. Not. Have. To. Be. Strong. To. Do. Martial. Arts. Continue reading
