The Squat Exercise, Part 4: Training the Squat
To get better at your squat, there are a few things that you need: 1. More muscle mass: The more muscle mass you have, the stronger you have the potential to be....
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The Squat Exercise: Part I, What it Does
The squat exercise is widely used in bodybuilding, weightlifting, athletics, powerlifting, strongman, and recreational training. It has an effect on the lower body, trunk/core, and total body strength unmatched by almost any...
Strength Training for the Sprints: Practice vs. Theory
Leo Settle has written an old school article on strength training and sprinters. I call this old school because he is drawing heavily from some of the older material from Dintman, Ward,...
Thoughts on Program Design, Part 3
The first post in this series dealt with principles that govern program design (http://wp.me/p1XfMm-2v ), the second with background information behind training for strength, power, and hypertrophy (http://wp.me/p1XfMm-2C ). This post will...
Thoughts on Program Design, Part 2
The first post in this series covered fundamental principles for program design. This one will break down the approaches to strength training. The final part in this series will put everything together....