Strength and Aging: What My 100-year-old Father-in-law Showed Me Denis Finnegan EdD | June 28, 2023 I have been a health enthusiast for decades and recently started barbell training. I also have recently experienced some musculoskeletal issues that required medical attention. My doctor’s first response was, “Stop training with barbells.” I did not care for this response, and will explain more on this later. However, this experience did raise the question about barbell training and the safety for seniors. I did some research and will summarize what I have learned. Continue reading The Role of Assistance Exercises in Strength Training Mark Rippetoe | June 21, 2023 [T]he critical question is simply, what is the purpose of assistance exercises? Are they necessary, and if so, when? Continue reading Bodyparts, Or Movement Patterns? Mark Rippetoe | May 31, 2023 A picture of a big bodybuilder's arms communicates to you the idea that your arms can and must be made to look like that. Ditto pecs, quads, delts, and of course abz. But the way the bodybuilder's arms got big is not the way you or anybody else actually uses their arms. Strength is improved through an increase in force production capacity within the movement patterns normal to our musculoskeletal anatomy. Continue reading Vitamins and Barbell Training Part 1: The B-Vitamins Robert Santana, PhD, RD, SSC | May 17, 2023 Over the last century vitamins have been one of the most popular dietary supplements on the market. They are often purported to have a multitude of benefits that directly contribute to improvements in various physical capabilities. Gyms and sports nutrition stores worldwide have made broad claims about the need for vitamin supplementation Continue reading A New Definition for Strength Training Mark Rippetoe | April 19, 2023 What exactly is “strength training”? This is a legitimate question, because the internet seems to think that anything more strenuous than billiards can be referred to as Strength Training. I have seen almost everything you can do in a gym referred to as “strength training.” Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The Role of Assistance Exercises in Strength Training Mark Rippetoe | June 21, 2023 [T]he critical question is simply, what is the purpose of assistance exercises? Are they necessary, and if so, when? Continue reading Bodyparts, Or Movement Patterns? Mark Rippetoe | May 31, 2023 A picture of a big bodybuilder's arms communicates to you the idea that your arms can and must be made to look like that. Ditto pecs, quads, delts, and of course abz. But the way the bodybuilder's arms got big is not the way you or anybody else actually uses their arms. Strength is improved through an increase in force production capacity within the movement patterns normal to our musculoskeletal anatomy. Continue reading Vitamins and Barbell Training Part 1: The B-Vitamins Robert Santana, PhD, RD, SSC | May 17, 2023 Over the last century vitamins have been one of the most popular dietary supplements on the market. They are often purported to have a multitude of benefits that directly contribute to improvements in various physical capabilities. Gyms and sports nutrition stores worldwide have made broad claims about the need for vitamin supplementation Continue reading A New Definition for Strength Training Mark Rippetoe | April 19, 2023 What exactly is “strength training”? This is a legitimate question, because the internet seems to think that anything more strenuous than billiards can be referred to as Strength Training. I have seen almost everything you can do in a gym referred to as “strength training.” Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Bodyparts, Or Movement Patterns? Mark Rippetoe | May 31, 2023 A picture of a big bodybuilder's arms communicates to you the idea that your arms can and must be made to look like that. Ditto pecs, quads, delts, and of course abz. But the way the bodybuilder's arms got big is not the way you or anybody else actually uses their arms. Strength is improved through an increase in force production capacity within the movement patterns normal to our musculoskeletal anatomy. Continue reading Vitamins and Barbell Training Part 1: The B-Vitamins Robert Santana, PhD, RD, SSC | May 17, 2023 Over the last century vitamins have been one of the most popular dietary supplements on the market. They are often purported to have a multitude of benefits that directly contribute to improvements in various physical capabilities. Gyms and sports nutrition stores worldwide have made broad claims about the need for vitamin supplementation Continue reading A New Definition for Strength Training Mark Rippetoe | April 19, 2023 What exactly is “strength training”? This is a legitimate question, because the internet seems to think that anything more strenuous than billiards can be referred to as Strength Training. I have seen almost everything you can do in a gym referred to as “strength training.” Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Vitamins and Barbell Training Part 1: The B-Vitamins Robert Santana, PhD, RD, SSC | May 17, 2023 Over the last century vitamins have been one of the most popular dietary supplements on the market. They are often purported to have a multitude of benefits that directly contribute to improvements in various physical capabilities. Gyms and sports nutrition stores worldwide have made broad claims about the need for vitamin supplementation Continue reading A New Definition for Strength Training Mark Rippetoe | April 19, 2023 What exactly is “strength training”? This is a legitimate question, because the internet seems to think that anything more strenuous than billiards can be referred to as Strength Training. I have seen almost everything you can do in a gym referred to as “strength training.” Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
A New Definition for Strength Training Mark Rippetoe | April 19, 2023 What exactly is “strength training”? This is a legitimate question, because the internet seems to think that anything more strenuous than billiards can be referred to as Strength Training. I have seen almost everything you can do in a gym referred to as “strength training.” Continue reading
