It was almost ten years ago when I felt as though I was about to pass out after a workout. I had just finished the heaviest part of a training cycle and was now starting a new cycle with lighter…
Powerlifters often use percentages to define how much weight they are lifting in relationship to their single rep max. For example, if a powerlifter says he is using 60% for a particular exercise, it means that he is lifting 60%…
I started working out with weights in 1979 when I was 16 years old. Fast forward to a day when I arrived at a gym to do a workout. I was 46 years old at the time. On that particular…
I believe in a positive approach to weight training. This simply means that your mind and body should be in a positive state when you work out. Pain is not positive. Pushing yourself into an exhausted state through strain and…
Motivation and desire are the foundation of everything else that leads to a successful weight training experience. You may have talent, but it will never be developed without motivation and desire. You may have extreme knowledge regarding the best ways…
Overload and Acclimation There are two forms of progressive weight training. The one that the vast majority of lifters practice is based on the overload principle. Overload is fantastic for quick gains and short term progress. The second form of…
I recently wrote a book that explains a linear periodization method that I refer to as the 5-4-3 method. It is based on an eight to ten week training cycle that starts with 5 reps per set. The middle of…
In the last article, I presented a simple high frequency squat program. I want to be very clear that it is not a program that is designed to produce rapid strength gains. Instead the idea is to apply a fairly…
Some lifters use high frequency training to try to accelerate their squatting strength as quickly as possible. If this is your goal, push your sets to the point where you stop about two reps short of failure. Do 1 to…
I believe that one of the most overlooked concepts in weight training methodology is that you can get stronger by repeating the same workout with the same amount of weight, reps, and sets. Believe it or not, you will get…
