On April 10, 2022, Danny Grigsby pulled a staggering 415-kilogram deadlift (915 pounds) for two reps. He followed the sizable two-rep set and showed off his stamina by pulling a 770-pound deadlift for ... Continue Reading
The Holistic Way to Track Your Training Progress
Progressive overload is a cornerstone of any strength training program. It is the concept that the body must be exposed to a stimulus greater than it has been exposed to before to adapt and improve. Train ... Continue Reading
Train Less, Gain More
Less work, more gains. That sounds like a pretty good deal, doesn't it? Where do I sign? Let's look into this proposition in more detail and focus on these factors: The confines of your genetic ... Continue Reading
Supersets: Beware the Line Between Training and Recovery
In the world of sports performance, it’s often said that strength underpins everything we do. But is that really true? There’s no doubt athletes need to produce and absorb forces quickly and reactively. ... Continue Reading
Save Time and Get Stronger With Single-Set Training
The argument has been around for decades. Is multiple-set strength training better than single-set strength training? For the uninitiated, multiple-set training means performing more than one set of ... Continue Reading
Why 10 x 3 Is Best for Strength and Size
One of the things that has always stuck in my head as far as training goes is to do the opposite of what most do. Breaking Muscle athlete and super-coach Charles Staley is the guy who said this. It’s a ... Continue Reading
More Training is Better, Sometimes
One axiom I have in my theory as a coach and exercise theorist as that more exercise volume is always better for any fitness goal so long as you can recover from it. I think this is an incontrovertible ... Continue Reading
Frequency and Volume Correlate to Results in Deployed Soldiers
You’ve seen me report on training frequency and volume before, and you’ll probably see it again. I think these factors are some of the simplest factors in your fitness plan that you can adjust to see ... Continue Reading
