Serious strength athletes must consider a training journal as a standard piece of equipment in their carry-on luggage. It doesn’t matter what they call their gear – journal, record, diary, log – so long as it’s included in the gym bag during intense training periods. Reporting to the gym without one is similar to an [...]
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The barbell squat is one of the most misunderstood, or otherwise neglected, exercises in strength training. Many trainees perform it incorrectly, while others avoid it like a painful pandemic. The importance of intense leg exercises cannot be undermined in resistance training programs, since muscle growth throughout the body can be negatively affected. While genetic limitations [...]
Power is the capacity to bring about change. In society, powerful people influence populations through dynamic dialogue and confident communication. In general physics terms, powerful objects have a high capacity to transfer energy, or an average amount of work done per unit of time. Powerlifting is a sport of attempting great feats of limit and [...]
Proper rest is important for anyone training in a progressive resistance training program, such as powerlifting and bodybuilding. The act of falling asleep shifts the body into a subconscious state of anabolism. Routine exercise does impact sleep patterns and the succeeding growth-stimulating events desired by bodybuilders. Adequate rest is required to optimize muscle recovery and [...]
New trainees frequently enter a resistance training routine understanding one basic principle: push or pull a load for a predetermined amount of repetitions. However, there is a lot more to understand about each repetition and how it affects muscular failure and subsequent growth. Muscle contractions are often confused with muscle shortening due to the nature [...]
Bodybuilding, powerlifting and otherwise extreme athletic conditioning exist in the presence of achievement, difficulties, motivation, goals, perseverance, determination and success. The following are quotes by several sources; notice similarities and find inspiration.
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