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Mature Athlete: Cycle 5, Week 9, Day 1

The fifth 12-week cycle of Mature Athlete workouts gets back to the basics. A combination of strength training, conditioning, and an activity of your choice is scheduled over three non-consecutive training ... Continue Reading

How to Get After It if You’re Older or Injured

I love to train just as much as you. However, after many years of getting after it like I was strategically moving through a Las Vegas buffet line, training is not the same as it was back then. I ... Continue Reading

Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 43 – Worlds On the Horizon

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever wonder how a world-class coach actually trains? Wonder what it's like to train as a "mature athlete?" Welcome to the athlete journal of Charles Staley. A big believer in practicing what ... Continue Reading

Interview with Mature Athlete Bill Vick: How I’m Beating IPF Disease

At one point Bill Vick was the Vice President of sales for men’s stores at Gucci/Lavin, a Fortune 500 company. He then became an entrepreneur who launched a chain of successful computer stores and software ... Continue Reading

Getting Older Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Compete

I’m getting older. I’m not going to lie, sometimes that worries me as an athletic person. I’d love to say some day that I didn’t just train professional athletes, but that I myself was a professional ... Continue Reading

Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 32 – Short and Sweet Training Week

Mature Athlete: Cycle 3, Week 1, Day 3

The third cycle of the Mature Athlete workouts is another 12-week program with a variety of training options and modes. This cycle integrates challenge workouts to keep you competing with yourself. It ... Continue Reading

Rated R: For Restricted Movement

In about two weeks a bunch of people are going to make a bunch of really dumbass resolutions. Many will be good ideas – lose the weight that puts you at risk of heart attacks and diabetes is a good one – ... Continue Reading

Mature Athlete: Cycle 2, Week 12, Day 3

I hope you completed the first 12-week program successfully. We will now integrate a new training regimen that continues to encompass strength and endurance, with an added flexibility component. The goal ... Continue Reading

Mature Athlete: Cycle 2, Week 11, Day 3

Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 23 – Working On My Squat

Mature Athlete: Cycle 2, Week 11, Day 1

Mature Athlete: Cycle 2, Week 10, Day 1

Mature Athlete: Cycle 2, Week 9, Day 3

Fitness Trends for 2013: What One Industry Survey Predicts

For about seven years now the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has performed an annual survey of thousands of fitness professionals all over the world. They release it at the end of the year to ... Continue Reading