One of the best deadlifters on the face of the earth is a powerlifter by the name of Cailer Woolam. One of his favorite exercises is somewhat like a deadlift and a bent-over row combined into the same lifting motion.…
One of my favorite bodybuilders is Freddy Ortiz. Anyone who can see should be able to recognize that he easily fits in to a small circle of bodybuilders who were among the greatest from the 1960’s. In my opinion, he…
If you happen to read through all the blogs and books on this website, you may have noticed that there are a variety of training methods and workouts; some of which may seem to offer contradictory information. This is especially…
I recently wrote a book about high volume strength training through the use of doing a lot of sets of 5 reps. You can read the introduction to the book below: In this brief book, you will learn an approach…
Strength Challenge 20.20 is the challenge to gain as much strength as possible within the time limits of two 20 minute workouts per week. The book does not claim that the best way to reach your maximum potential for strength…
Lazy reps, slow reps, forceful reps, and explosive reps; these are the types of reps that were discussed in the last article. Lazy reps are never good, but the other three type of reps can be beneficial when used correctly.…
Many lifters never really bother to consider that not all reps are the same. If you want to be specific, you can place reps into different types and be aware of what type of reps provide you with the most…
There are multitudes of ways to approach strength training. Those who believe in a high degree of adaptive specificity will tend to organize their workouts into specific training blocks. Each block would last three to four weeks and would focus…
Some powerlifters can grind out a heavy lift, others can’t; if they start to lose momentum during the middle of a heavy lift, they have trouble completing the lift. Richard Hawthorne is an example of a lifter who can grind…
This is the second part of a two part series about four types of periodization. The first article (Different Types of Peirodization) discussed three different types of periodization including: Block Periodization Linear Periodization Daily Undulating Periodization Partial Periodization In…
