How to Use Kettlebells for Strength Training Capt James Rodgers | March 01, 2023 The kettlebell is a common piece of gym equipment. For most of you, your ongoing experience with kettlebells is tripping over them while making your way to the squat rack or the platform. Except for novices, they do not have much value when it comes to getting stronger, since barbells are the superior tool for strength training due to their ergonomics and incremental loading. This prompts the question: what can you do with the set that you bought during COVID, still sitting in your garage in pristine condition? Continue reading “Functional” “Training” Mark Rippetoe | February 08, 2023 It's become the dominant fad in Strength and Conditioning. Sports coaches love it because it looks “sporty” to them. Strength and conditioning coaches love it because it's easy to coach (far easier than learning how to correctly coach a squat), and because it looks “sporty” to their bosses, the Head Sports Coaches... Continue reading Knowledge is Power Steven Villarreal | January 18, 2023 In many ways, Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training 3rd edition and Practical Programming for Strength Training 3rd edition are a dense undertaking to read. It doesn’t take much imagination to picture a brand-new lifter, excited at the prospect of getting bigger and stronger but unsure as to where to begin, getting the Blue Book, opening it, and being hit with the feeling that he is in over his head... Continue reading Strength Training: What It Is – And What It Is Not Mark Rippetoe | January 11, 2023 I recently became interested in whether StartingStrength.com is the biggest strength training website on the internet, so I Googled “strength training websites” as a place to start. It became immediately apparent that 1.) StartingStrength.com is the biggest actual strength training website...[and] “strength training” – on the internet – means any activity more strenuous than playing cards. Continue reading Barbells for Lifetime Health and Wellness – A Brief Review Gregory Hess | January 04, 2023 This brief review article addresses the question: Is progressive training with barbells a viable lifelong option for general health, disease resistance, and well-being? As previously mentioned, resistance training with barbells has the potential to alter many metabolic and disease states quickly and effectively. The overarching issue associated with barbells is that it is dependent upon technique and not as easily implemented as other forms of resistance training... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
“Functional” “Training” Mark Rippetoe | February 08, 2023 It's become the dominant fad in Strength and Conditioning. Sports coaches love it because it looks “sporty” to them. Strength and conditioning coaches love it because it's easy to coach (far easier than learning how to correctly coach a squat), and because it looks “sporty” to their bosses, the Head Sports Coaches... Continue reading Knowledge is Power Steven Villarreal | January 18, 2023 In many ways, Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training 3rd edition and Practical Programming for Strength Training 3rd edition are a dense undertaking to read. It doesn’t take much imagination to picture a brand-new lifter, excited at the prospect of getting bigger and stronger but unsure as to where to begin, getting the Blue Book, opening it, and being hit with the feeling that he is in over his head... Continue reading Strength Training: What It Is – And What It Is Not Mark Rippetoe | January 11, 2023 I recently became interested in whether StartingStrength.com is the biggest strength training website on the internet, so I Googled “strength training websites” as a place to start. It became immediately apparent that 1.) StartingStrength.com is the biggest actual strength training website...[and] “strength training” – on the internet – means any activity more strenuous than playing cards. Continue reading Barbells for Lifetime Health and Wellness – A Brief Review Gregory Hess | January 04, 2023 This brief review article addresses the question: Is progressive training with barbells a viable lifelong option for general health, disease resistance, and well-being? As previously mentioned, resistance training with barbells has the potential to alter many metabolic and disease states quickly and effectively. The overarching issue associated with barbells is that it is dependent upon technique and not as easily implemented as other forms of resistance training... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Knowledge is Power Steven Villarreal | January 18, 2023 In many ways, Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training 3rd edition and Practical Programming for Strength Training 3rd edition are a dense undertaking to read. It doesn’t take much imagination to picture a brand-new lifter, excited at the prospect of getting bigger and stronger but unsure as to where to begin, getting the Blue Book, opening it, and being hit with the feeling that he is in over his head... Continue reading Strength Training: What It Is – And What It Is Not Mark Rippetoe | January 11, 2023 I recently became interested in whether StartingStrength.com is the biggest strength training website on the internet, so I Googled “strength training websites” as a place to start. It became immediately apparent that 1.) StartingStrength.com is the biggest actual strength training website...[and] “strength training” – on the internet – means any activity more strenuous than playing cards. Continue reading Barbells for Lifetime Health and Wellness – A Brief Review Gregory Hess | January 04, 2023 This brief review article addresses the question: Is progressive training with barbells a viable lifelong option for general health, disease resistance, and well-being? As previously mentioned, resistance training with barbells has the potential to alter many metabolic and disease states quickly and effectively. The overarching issue associated with barbells is that it is dependent upon technique and not as easily implemented as other forms of resistance training... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Strength Training: What It Is – And What It Is Not Mark Rippetoe | January 11, 2023 I recently became interested in whether StartingStrength.com is the biggest strength training website on the internet, so I Googled “strength training websites” as a place to start. It became immediately apparent that 1.) StartingStrength.com is the biggest actual strength training website...[and] “strength training” – on the internet – means any activity more strenuous than playing cards. Continue reading Barbells for Lifetime Health and Wellness – A Brief Review Gregory Hess | January 04, 2023 This brief review article addresses the question: Is progressive training with barbells a viable lifelong option for general health, disease resistance, and well-being? As previously mentioned, resistance training with barbells has the potential to alter many metabolic and disease states quickly and effectively. The overarching issue associated with barbells is that it is dependent upon technique and not as easily implemented as other forms of resistance training... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Barbells for Lifetime Health and Wellness – A Brief Review Gregory Hess | January 04, 2023 This brief review article addresses the question: Is progressive training with barbells a viable lifelong option for general health, disease resistance, and well-being? As previously mentioned, resistance training with barbells has the potential to alter many metabolic and disease states quickly and effectively. The overarching issue associated with barbells is that it is dependent upon technique and not as easily implemented as other forms of resistance training... Continue reading
