An Aimed Shot to the Foot: Training the Ruckmarch and the Modern Army Capt James Rodgers | December 08, 2021 The end result for soldiers who have gone through a training program with a lot of ruckmarching is tough feet, good conditioning for low-intensity work, lower bodyweight, less speed, and less strength. But they got better at ruckmarching, so they should be better at their job, right? Continue reading Aesthetics and Training Mark Rippetoe | November 17, 2021 Most of us started training to look better. A long time ago, the only sources of information about training were a small group of monthly publications – paper magazines, kiddos – that were almost exclusively promotions for the physique-aspect of training. Weider's Muscle Builder and Power (it carried several titles that seemed to change regularly), Hoffman's Strength and Health and Muscular Development, and Perry Rader's Iron Man were basically the only sources of information for those of us out in the sticks, far away from the big city gyms where all this material was produced. Continue reading A Functional Training Tale Carl Raghavan, SSC | November 10, 2021 Why are you doing that? If you’re not doing a movement in the weight room to get bigger, faster or most importantly stronger, then you are wasting your time. Some things in life are binary, not nuanced. I have to tell you a true story – it brings up an age-old mistake often seen in gyms, having to do with “functional training.” Continue reading Are you Strong Enough? An Interview with Mark Rippetoe LTC Nick Barringer | October 20, 2021 1. What are your thoughts on the current state of military fitness?2. How would you change the approach to military fitness? What is the model that gets the military to where it needs to be?3. If you could design a PT test for the military, what would it consist of and why? Continue reading Personal Records Jim Moser | September 15, 2021 If you want to set more personal records in your barbell training program, or if you want to be successful at your next weightlifting contest, this article is for you. Early in your training PRs come every workout. As your body adapts to barbell training and your weights begin to stall, personal records become less and less frequent. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Aesthetics and Training Mark Rippetoe | November 17, 2021 Most of us started training to look better. A long time ago, the only sources of information about training were a small group of monthly publications – paper magazines, kiddos – that were almost exclusively promotions for the physique-aspect of training. Weider's Muscle Builder and Power (it carried several titles that seemed to change regularly), Hoffman's Strength and Health and Muscular Development, and Perry Rader's Iron Man were basically the only sources of information for those of us out in the sticks, far away from the big city gyms where all this material was produced. Continue reading A Functional Training Tale Carl Raghavan, SSC | November 10, 2021 Why are you doing that? If you’re not doing a movement in the weight room to get bigger, faster or most importantly stronger, then you are wasting your time. Some things in life are binary, not nuanced. I have to tell you a true story – it brings up an age-old mistake often seen in gyms, having to do with “functional training.” Continue reading Are you Strong Enough? An Interview with Mark Rippetoe LTC Nick Barringer | October 20, 2021 1. What are your thoughts on the current state of military fitness?2. How would you change the approach to military fitness? What is the model that gets the military to where it needs to be?3. If you could design a PT test for the military, what would it consist of and why? Continue reading Personal Records Jim Moser | September 15, 2021 If you want to set more personal records in your barbell training program, or if you want to be successful at your next weightlifting contest, this article is for you. Early in your training PRs come every workout. As your body adapts to barbell training and your weights begin to stall, personal records become less and less frequent. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
A Functional Training Tale Carl Raghavan, SSC | November 10, 2021 Why are you doing that? If you’re not doing a movement in the weight room to get bigger, faster or most importantly stronger, then you are wasting your time. Some things in life are binary, not nuanced. I have to tell you a true story – it brings up an age-old mistake often seen in gyms, having to do with “functional training.” Continue reading Are you Strong Enough? An Interview with Mark Rippetoe LTC Nick Barringer | October 20, 2021 1. What are your thoughts on the current state of military fitness?2. How would you change the approach to military fitness? What is the model that gets the military to where it needs to be?3. If you could design a PT test for the military, what would it consist of and why? Continue reading Personal Records Jim Moser | September 15, 2021 If you want to set more personal records in your barbell training program, or if you want to be successful at your next weightlifting contest, this article is for you. Early in your training PRs come every workout. As your body adapts to barbell training and your weights begin to stall, personal records become less and less frequent. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Are you Strong Enough? An Interview with Mark Rippetoe LTC Nick Barringer | October 20, 2021 1. What are your thoughts on the current state of military fitness?2. How would you change the approach to military fitness? What is the model that gets the military to where it needs to be?3. If you could design a PT test for the military, what would it consist of and why? Continue reading Personal Records Jim Moser | September 15, 2021 If you want to set more personal records in your barbell training program, or if you want to be successful at your next weightlifting contest, this article is for you. Early in your training PRs come every workout. As your body adapts to barbell training and your weights begin to stall, personal records become less and less frequent. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Personal Records Jim Moser | September 15, 2021 If you want to set more personal records in your barbell training program, or if you want to be successful at your next weightlifting contest, this article is for you. Early in your training PRs come every workout. As your body adapts to barbell training and your weights begin to stall, personal records become less and less frequent. Continue reading
