A very common way to train for strength is to start out with a moderate weight at the start of a training cycle, and to add a little weight, week after week, until you reach the maximum weight that…
Sticking points are the worst. You train and stay the same and just keep training and staying the same. There are different philosophies for overcoming a sticking point. In this article, I will discuss some of these philosophies. Blast Through…
I remember a story about Arnold Schwarzenegger who was straining under a heavy weight to the point where he was about to have to terminate his set. Then his training partner whispered in his ear something like, “Keep going Arnold, Sergio…
During my first year of weight training which was way back in 1979, I didn’t even know that the concept of pyramiding your poundages existed. Of course pyramiding your poundages and reps refers to starting out with a light weight…
I have mentioned in some of my past articles that the body makes adaptive choices according to what it thinks will make an exercise stress easier. If a strength adaptation is the best way to make an exercise stress easier, then the body…
