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Growing Older Is Inevitable. Growing Weaker Doesn’t Have to Be.
Growing older is inevitable, but growing weaker doesn’t have to be. Discover how strength training preserves muscle and bone, reduces fall risk, and protects your independence for decades to come.
Advanced Body Composition Seminar – Sunday, April 3, 2016 (9 AM to 12 PM) in Toronto, Ontario
Fat loss is the goal most clients ask for, but body composition is the bigger picture. This seminar preview highlights strategies for getting leaner while preserving and building the muscle that shapes the physique.
Lateral Raise Overload
Lateral raises can be manipulated to hit different parts of the strength curve. This video shows how to bias the shoulder based on range of motion.
Revealing the Heart of the Matter
Cholesterol medication is often treated like a small footnote, but lifters may want to look deeper. Expect a provocative discussion on heart health, statins, and performance-minded skepticism.
I Felt Like a Lion Among Deer
A hardcore lifter walks into a restorative yoga class and immediately sticks out. Beneath the humor is a useful lesson about recovery, mobility, and doing what your body needs even when it bruises your ego.
Moderate Protein Intake Is Best
More protein is not always better, and too little will not cut it either. A moderate, balanced intake can support muscle without turning nutrition into a numbers obsession.
3 Methods of Circuit Training to Shed Body Fat Quickly
Discover three effective circuit training methods that combine strength, conditioning, minimal rest, and smart exercise sequencing to improve body composition, boost workout efficiency, and support fat loss.
Foam Rolling and Pain
Foam rolling is supposed to help with pain, yet it often hurts while you do it. The useful question is how discomfort, pressure, and adaptation actually fit into the recovery process.
I Wear My Sunglasses at Night
Light exposure after dark can do more than annoy your eyes—it can disrupt the sleep signals lifters depend on for recovery. Corey Hart’s famous lyric gets a recovery-minded twist here.
The Lost Serrano Interview (Part 2)
Part two digs into supplement periodization and how different training phases may call for different support strategies. It is a more advanced conversation for coaches and serious lifters.
The Lost Serrano Interview (Part 1)
The vault opens with a lost interview featuring Dr. Eric Serrano on growth hormone, nutrition, and performance support. Expect deeper discussion than the usual surface-level fitness Q&A.
Old-School Bodybuilding Supplement
Liver tablets were once a bodybuilding staple, then quietly disappeared from most supplement shelves. The old-school favorite may still deserve attention from lifters who value nutrient-dense support.
My First Muscle Magazine
Every lifter has an origin story, and sometimes it starts with a single magazine cover. This nostalgic entry looks back at the MuscleMag issue that lit the fire.
Wearing Shoulders Too Low
Shoulder position matters more than most lifters think. Drawing from Shirley Sahrmann’s work, the discussion explains how depressed shoulders can affect movement quality and upper-body mechanics.
You Better Work!
Fast transformations make great headlines, but real change takes more than wishful thinking. This no-nonsense piece delivers the hard truth about effort, consistency, and earning results.
A Quick Bedtime Snack
Gelatin may not be glamorous, but old-school recovery tools rarely are. This quick bedtime snack idea connects joint-friendly nutrition with a simple, practical nighttime routine.
4 Muscular Endurance Goals for the New Year
When strength training starts to feel stale, a muscular endurance challenge can shake things up fast. These four goals give lifters a different target than simply adding more weight to the bar.
Resources for Personal Trainers
Great trainers do not stop learning once they earn a certification. This resource-driven entry highlights the value of continuing education, conferences, and professional development in building a better career.
The Choices You Make in 2016
Results are built from daily choices long before the workout begins. Better habits, sharper tradeoffs, and more deliberate decisions can change the direction of your training year.
Looking Forward to Another Exciting and Productive Year
The end of the year is a perfect time to measure momentum and set the tone for what comes next. This update reflects on the site’s growth and points toward another productive year of training, writing, and education.
Our Top 10 Articles of 2015
A year-end roundup of the most popular TheEliteTrainer.com articles from 2015, covering strength, flexibility, rehab, Olympic lifting, and fat loss. Use it as a quick gateway into some of the site’s strongest evergreen content.