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One Set, More Often: The Low-Volume, High-Frequency Method for Strength and Muscle
Can one hard set build serious strength and muscle? Discover how low-volume, high-frequency training uses quality work, faster recovery and frequent exposure to keep progress moving.
Feeder Workouts Do Not Enhance Recovery
Feeder workouts sound appealing, but this post challenges the idea that light follow-up training speeds real recovery from hard eccentric work.
Don’t Sit Still After a Demanding Workout
Recovery is not a couch sport. This post explains why light movement, circulation, and lymphatic flow can matter after brutal training sessions.
The “10 Sets of 10” Method
The classic 10×10 method gets a hard look through the lens of Gironda, Poliquin, and old-school volume training. Great for lifters who want size without pretending the method was invented yesterday.
Death by Calcium
Calcium may be essential, but more is not automatically better. This supplement-focused piece challenges old-school megadosing habits and explains why mineral balance matters.
How Long Do Your Children Watch Television Each Day?
Screen time is not just a parenting nuisance; it can shape activity levels, eating habits, and long-term health patterns. Here’s why television viewing deserves a closer look when discussing children’s health.
Let Me Give You a Complex
Bad weather is no excuse for a soft workout. Run through this barbell complex to combine strength, conditioning, and fat-loss work with one loaded bar.
My Balls Were Frozen!
Outdoor medicine-ball circuits bring conditioning, power, and a serious dose of discomfort together in one gritty workout. Throws, sprints, and fresh air can beat another boring cardio session.
The Pros and Cons of Detraining
Taking time off can feel like slipping backward, but strategic detraining has a place. Explore how a planned layoff may help recovery, reset motivation, and set up a stronger return to hypertrophy-focused training.
How to Get Lean in One Week (Part 2)
Nutrition is only half the battle. This follow-up lays out a short, intense training week built around dense workouts, strategic overload, and a final push to look sharper for an event.
How to Get Lean in One Week (Part 1)
Part one lays out an aggressive short-term leaning phase built around high protein, very low carbs and fats, and careful supplement use. It’s a hard-cut approach for serious trainees, not a casual diet plan.
Finish Off Your Calves With Donkey Calf Raises
A calf-training finisher using donkey calf raises to attack the lower legs after heavier work. It’s old-school bodybuilding with a purpose: finish the muscle hard and leave no easy reps behind.
Stretching as a Diagnostic for Sciatic Nerve Irritation
A diagnostic-style stretching post that uses sciatic nerve irritation to show how assessment can reveal more than simple tightness. It’s a practical reminder that not every “stretching problem” is really a flexibility problem.
I Should Have Been Dead By Now
A personal health reflection that pushes back against fatalistic thinking about genetics. The article argues that lifestyle, nutrition, training, and environment can matter enormously—even when family history looks grim.
Quit Sucking In Your Gut During Exercise!
A coaching cue correction on abdominal bracing and why constantly sucking in the gut during exercise can compromise stability. The article argues for proper bracing over cosmetic hollowing when lifting.
For Women That Fear Weight Training Will Make Them Muscle-Bound
A direct response to the fear that lifting weights will make women bulky or muscle-bound. It explains why strength training usually improves body composition, metabolism, and shape without creating the exaggerated result many women fear.
For Women That Fear Weight Training Will Make Them Inflexible
A myth-busting piece for women who avoid weights because they think lifting will make them stiff. The article explains how full-range resistance training can improve flexibility while building strength and body composition.
Balance Training and a Rock Star (Part 2)
Part two brings the lesson home by contrasting real strength training with flashy Bosu-ball entertainment. The takeaway is classic The Elite Trainer: be a personal trainer, not a personal entertainer.
Balance Training and a Rock Star (Part 1)
Part one uses a knee-pain client case to expose the problems caused by poor squat mechanics, Smith machine habits, and too much anterior-core work. It’s a useful reminder that expensive training can still be bad training.
Balance, Agility, and Plyometric Training for Sport
A critical look at balance, agility, and plyometric training for sport, separating what actually transfers from what just looks impressive in the gym. The article challenges trainers to prioritize performance over circus tricks.
The Words You Say After a Successful Surgery
A thoughtful post on what “successful surgery” really means: not just a clean procedure, but eventually getting back to life without constantly thinking about the injury. True recovery shows up in function.