When it comes to training, there are approaches that are focused only on now, and there are approaches that are focused on now as it relates to later. Those who are obsessed with their current workout without considering how it…
In the last article I discussed the value of strength specific circuit training. Although it may not be practical for those who train in a crowded gym, I don’t see any reason why not to include it in your training…
Those who Have Succeeded with Circuit Training Circuit training has probably been around forever. Bob Gadja who was a Mr. America in 1966 may have popularized it more than anyone. Victor Richards who is an immense bodybuilder is said to…
In the last article, I discussed the fact that high intensity training is often advertised as being brief but intense. A lifter only needs to do a few sets at the most for a body part and they’re quickly out…
If you are familiar with various methods of weight training, you may run into lifters who do one to three high intensity sets for a body part and seem to think they are not training nearly as much as those…
Where there’s a will there is a way. Louie Simmons, an elite lifer and strength coach, broke his back twice using gradual progressive overload training where more weight is added to each lift from one week until the next. Eventually…
Single Reps with Moderately Heavy Weights In this article, I will be discussing one more method for using single repetitions. Single repetitions are most commonly used in conjunction with very heavy weights relative to a lifter’s strength. When using lighter…
Rest-Pause Reps for Singles In the last article I discussed guidelines for how to use single repetitions when using near maximum weights, and how they can also be used as warm up reps. In this article, I am going to…
One way to add variety to your training is through the use of single rep training. It just means to do sets of one rep. There are several ways that singles can be used for productive training and I will…
Only a small percentage have ever done it. They were able to systematically plan a progressive twelve to eighteen week workout cycle from start to finish with the exact exercises and poundages they were going to use each week from…
