Muscles May Be Very Adaptable to Training
The muscles that we see under our skin are made up of muscle fibers that run the entire length of the muscle. These fibers are the cells of the muscle. Beyond just...
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Periodization Approaches and Body Composition
There’s been a debate for years about periodization approaches; is linear periodization better than undulating? The idea is that linear periodization gradually increases intensity while decreasing volume. Undulating mixes it up so...
Body Type Impacts Bench Press Performance
It should make sense that the way you are built in terms of the length of your limbs has an impact on how successful you are at certain exercises. When it comes...
Stretching, Training Volume, and Long-Term Gains
There’s been a lot of research and coaching practice over the years changing how we go about warming up for explosive events. Twenty years ago we’d do some light cardio and then...
Training Beginning Olympic Lifters, Part 2
This post is meant to be a continuation of http://wp.me/p1XfMm-4A . The idea is to show how to systematically develop technique and a physical foundation for Olympic lifting using some of the...