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Lose Fat, Gain Muscle, Get Strong, and Laugh a Little – Installment 3
Reading today’s blog post should instantly drop your body fat by about 10% and increase your bench press by 50 pounds. I can’t however, guarantee that you’ll laugh at my attempts at humor.
1. I just came across this recently published study: The effects of resistance training on endurance capacity and muscle fiber composition in young [...]
Strength Training Programs: How Many Sets and Reps? – Part 2
In today’s post, we’ve got the second half of a Q&A response regarding how to determine the optimal number of sets and reps for strength exercises. In case you missed the first installment, be sure to check out Strength Training Programs: How Many Sets and Reps – Part 1. We pick up with factors 7-13:
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Saving Shoulders, Throwing Gas, Dropping Body Fat, and Crushing Chin-ups
This weekend is going to be one of very mixed emotions for our entire family, as we’ll lay my grandfather to rest Saturday morning; he passed last Thursday morning. Gramp had been the center of our family for my entire life, and he was a huge part of making me the man that I am. [...]
Speed vs. Reps, Round Pegs in Square Holes, and Ignorant Coaches
Some recommended reading for the day:
The Dynamic Method vs. the Repetition Method – A common question among resistance training beginners who’ve begun to “think outside the box” is whether they should bother using the dynamic method with their strength exercises if they aren’t all that strong (yet). I answer this common inquiry in this blog [...]
Lower Back Pain, Diesel Little Leaguers, and Resistance Training Solutions
Here are a few blasts from the past that you definitely ought to check out:
Lower Back Pain and the Fitness Professional – It’s amazing how many fitness professionals know NOTHING about lower back pain even though it will occur at one point or another in every single one of their clients.
Can Little Leaguers Strength Train? [...]
