Most of you will find that light weights do not have a significant effect on short term strength gains. Likewise, light weights will have little effect on long term strength gains if you don’t use them in a progressive manner.…
A couple of years ago, I wrote a book called Strength Training Capacity, An Individualized Guide For How Many Sets. The book is based determining how many sets you should perform according to your individual capacity to repeat sets while…
Many people want to get stronger, but they feel that they just don’t have enough time to train. What if you only have about 30 to 45 minutes per week to workout? Marty Gallagher may be the foremost authority in…
I recently wrote a book called the High Frequency Training Pyramid. The pyramid is based on two basic concepts that address the relationship between training intensity and training frequency. The base of the pyramid is the lowest level of the…
When it comes to weight training, I am all for learning from others as long as it produces results, but I also believe there is a time for being open minded to uncommon methodology. There are lifters who reached a…
Training to failure works; at least for a while. Your body’s first initial response to a difficult weight training stress is to get stronger. The reason your body chooses this response is because it will make it easier for you…
For those who prefer pyramiding your poundages and your reps, I am going to offer a training strategy that you can consider using. Many lifters focus their attention on trying to make progress on the top set, which is the…
Ed Coan is one of the greatest powerlifters ever! Even though he only weighed about 130 pounds when he started training weights, he was already very strong with ability to deadlift over 400 pounds in his very first deadlift workout.…
One of my favorite lifters, coaches, and thinkers within the arena of weight training is Charles Staley. I like Charles because we share at least three common traits; First we are both well into our fifties, but we don’t think…
If you happen to find a weight training system that brings quick results, you are fortunate. At the same time, you are at risk for buying into using that same system for a life time because the initial results were…
