In the minds of most people who train with weights, a slow adaptation is inferior to a rapid adaptation. Likewise, a small adaptation is inferior to a big adaptation. In other words, it is better to get strong fast, rather…
The whole idea behind weight training is to create a training stress that causes the body to adapt by gaining strength and muscle size. Anytime you are finding it easy to gain strength or muscle size, your body is finding…
Accommodation is a dirty word in weight training circles. It refers to the body becoming so familiar with a specific weight training stress that it no longer responds to your workouts with an increase in size or strength. No matter…
Most people who lift weights crave the idea of rapid strength gains. Rapid gains are possible for people who have the type of physiology that is highly responsive to weight training when they employ a very aggressive style of high…
In this article I will be discussing a specific type of training that I refer to as Even Strength Training. What do I mean by Even Strength? The basic concept behind even strength training is to maintain a fairly even…
Your muscles have three energy systems that cause them to move. All three energy systems generally operate at the same time during exercise, but one will usually be a more dominant energy provider than the others depending on the type…
Optimum Strength Capacity vs. Emergency Capacity You have an optimum strength capacity. Your optimum strength capacity is not your ultimate capacity for how hard you can possibly push yourself until you can barely move. Your optimum capacity for strength refers…
The pattern that kills progress occurs when a lifter habitually violates the foundational goal that his body has for gaining strength; the goal being to make it easier to lift a given weight. If the basic strategy of a…
The focus of maximizing muscle fiber recruitment is often associated with using more weight, or doing more reps, but the force factor is often overlooked. In other words, if you are not lifting a very heavy weight, or you are…
Muscle Fiber Recruitment Every day you use muscle fibers. The muscle fibers that you use are developed, and the muscle fibers that you don’t use never undergo hypertrophy and grow bigger. Put an arm or a leg into a cast…
