Should You Train To Failure?
Training to failure is sometimes heralded as a secret technique for gaining mass and strength, and sometimes demonized as being uniquely likely to cause injury. Here’s what the science says, and how you can effectively implement training to failure in your own training.
Ditch The Treadmill!
Many people train to be good at running in ways that violate the basic principle of exercise specificity. Here’s why ditching the treadmill will make you a better runner.
Why I'm (Seriously) Running Again For First Time In 12 Years
I haven’t been a serious runner for about twelve years - here’s why I’m going back to it.
Tapering And Peaking: Overlooked Tools For Maximizing Strength
Tapering and peaking can easily add 2-5% to your max lifts without much of any effort at all - in fact, it’s so deceptively easy that many people mess it up by training too hard. Here’s how you can taper and peak properly to maximize your strength for competition or max testing.
Yes, (Almost) Anyone Can Exercise
I often hear people tell me that they “can’t” exercise, when it’s far more accurate to say that they just haven’t figured out the right approach yet.