In the last article, I discussed that your body’s primary goal for gaining strength is to make it easier for you to lift a given weight. Your body will consistently achieve this goal under two conditions. The first condition is…
The last article on Keys to Consistent Strength Gains Part 1 stressed the importance of training thresholds, which I also refer to as precision points. When you use training thresholds, you will train hard enough, but not too hard, and…
Key #1: Train Hard Enough, but not too Hard A huge key to consistent strength gains over time is understand how to train hard enough, but not too hard. If your training lacks precision in terms of the amount of…
The squat is foundational exercise for building strength. Assuming you don’t have any issues in your knees, hips, legs, or back that would prevent you from squatting safely, it is a great exercise that benefits not only your strength, but…
How to Bench Press If there is one weight lifting exercise that is probably more popular than any other, I believe it is the bench press. If someone knows that you lift weights and they want to know how strong…
The focus of Precision Point Training is on finding your strength training zone. This basically refers to training hard enough, but not too hard to make consistent predictable strength gains. Most lifters try to obtain consistent strength gains by utilizing…
I am of the belief that in order to train properly you must be willing to train within your own strength zone. This mean selecting an appropriate amount of weight in relationship to your personal strength level. Perhaps the two…
Do you like to train to failure and beyond? Do you often go for a one rep max? Are you on a mission to break your previous best in every workout? All of these methods produce a high amount of…
If you look into the way that great lifters, bodybuilders, and athletes train, you will find that many of them used a great amount of variety within their training. Bill Pearl built an amazing physique by using a huge variety…
In order to communicate strength training concepts, sometimes it is necessary to come up with a term that communicates an idea. Even Level Strength Training is one of those terms. It refers to the idea of training in a manner…
