Both are scary to endure, but as an athlete, it’s part of the game. A little bit of knowledge can go a long way in managing this kind of stress.
How Research Can Help You Manage Detraining and Retraining Read More »
(to Cody) I was talking to a friend, Cody, and we were laughing at the “tough” talk on “sacrifices”. Not to mention the embarrassing “alpha male”, “warrior” and “beast” embarrassingly stupid imagery. I did good both academically and in sports. Nope. Can’t remember any sacrifice. Let’s see what I remember as being an extreme sacrifice:
Discipline and Sacrifice Read More »
Today, I took down any mention of competitive powerlifting prowess from Twitter. That is probably just the beginning. Some say it might be relevant to point out that I lift nicely and sort of heavy, for professional reasons. After all, competitive results are seen as a confirmation of a coach’s familiarity with strength training. This
Hiatus from competition – how long, I don’t know Read More »
I was going to write “the reality”. This would be not only false and simplistic, but arrogant and illogical. There is no “the” reality. Every good coach who distance-coaches (online) does so after years of on-ground coaching. Here I will share how one feeds back into the other for me, how the variety of programs
My reality about online coaching Read More »
I have been the president of a national powerlifting organization in a powerlifting and ethics-unfriendly country. Our organization never really grew: the corruption tradition was so strong that the IPL/USPA project could hardly be understood by people who were already lifters. Our chance were the newcomers. I didn’t have the time: I moved away. I
The beauty of team work in sports: organizing meets is a very specialized occupation Read More »
This second chapter of “Recovery from Chaos” covers early April (April 2) up to April 20. It is also the period when the assessment of strength loss and injury expression is concluded. We now go into a period of addressing imbalances, which we (meaning Dani Overcash and myself) believe will be basic to enter a
Recovery from Chaos 2: on strength improvement and facing imbalance Read More »
DISCLAIMER: you don’t HAVE to do this. I try to comb the web as best as I can to find you. However, if I don’t and you wish to be part of one of the series bellow, please download the files and get back to me. I have much interest in your content and maybe
Lifter approaches me a few days ago telling me she couldn’t go heavy at all (not even her competition max) on a deadlift static hold: the knurling of the bar was already tearing the skin from the palms of both hands. Methinks. As she talked, she mimicked the movement of a lockout. I told her
“Stuff from everyday” – Grip strength, supra-maximal work and the deadlift Read More »
Yesterday Ronda Rousey was defeated for the first time in her career with the UFC in a fight with Holly Holm. As far as very knowledgeable commentators say (and published), in spite of Rousey’s favoritism for many technical reasons, Holm’ victory was no surprise, either: she came in as a world champion boxer who, up
Rousey versus Holm and the fighting fans Read More »
If you read part 1, you are probably screaming at the screen: “get out of this shithole, for god’s sake!”. Three of my doctors agree with you. One straightforwardly said that during the last years, he never saw me clinically compromised, but that now I was. That it was time for a sound, true break
