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Fear
-It’s normal to be anxious before a heavy lift. You can have those doubts and uncertainties. It’s also important that…
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Task Specificity
-Fitness is specific to the task at hand. When you see a great endurance cyclist, don’t automatically assume they’re a…
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Effective Training
-How do you judge the effectiveness of your workouts/training program? It’s been ingrained in our culture that more is generally…
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7 Common Myths About Strength Training
-Myth #1: Lifting heavy weights will make me bulky. Truth: There are a few issues here. First, what constitutes “heavy”?…
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Physical 401K
-You don’t usually appreciate your strength until you lose it. And the loss doesn’t happen all at once. It’s usually…
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Why Strength?
-Why do you want to be strong? You can say for the health and performance benefits. You can say for…
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Recovery via Barbell Training
-The video below is Brian Jones’ story, told at the 2015 Starting Strength Coaches Association Conference. I was not there…
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Strong Enough, Part 2
-To expand on my “How Strong is Strong Enough” post I thought I’d give an example. Training for strength with…
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Jack of All Trades
-Jack of all trades, master of none. A classic example of how doing and focusing on too many different things…
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How Strong is Strong Enough?
-This question sort of misses the point. There is no hard number I can give to someone to say this…
