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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.
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.
Train Strength and Power on the Same Day or Alternate Days?
A programming decision guide for athletes: train strength and power together when building size and strength, or separate them when maximizing power is the priority. It’s periodization with a purpose.
The Reclining Field Goal Exercise
A deceptively tough no-equipment core exercise that relies on stabilization, not endless spinal flexion. The Reclining Field Goal is simple to set up, hard to perform, and more useful than it looks.
No Carbs Post-Workout
A contrarian post-workout nutrition strategy that argues some lifters may benefit from skipping carbs after training and using amino acids instead. It’s especially framed for body composition phases where fat gain is a concern.
Three Squat Antagonists
A programming article on pairing the squat with true antagonist movements. It introduces inverted squats, reverse cable squats, and reverse band squats as unconventional ways to balance heavy lower-body training.
An Instant Cure for Muscle Cramps
A practical piece on exercise-related muscle cramps, electrolytes, sodium, and the oddly effective pickle solution. It turns a memorable quick fix into a bigger reminder that mineral balance matters.
Punch The Clock Workouts
A reminder that long-term results come from showing up consistently, not waiting for perfect motivation or heroic workouts. Punch the clock, do the work, and let ordinary sessions compound.
Posture Improvement Through Strength Training
A clear case for improving posture through strength training rather than passive stretching alone. The article connects muscle balance, mobility, kyphosis, lordosis, and full-range lifting to better alignment.
Seated Rope Row to Neck
A rowing variation aimed at the upper back, rear delts, and postural muscles instead of just the lats. The seated rope row to neck is presented as a smarter tool for shoulder balance and posture correction.
What My 5-Year-Old Son Eats for Breakfast
A look at what a fitness-minded parent serves a young child for breakfast, with emphasis on protein, healthy fats, and avoiding the usual sugar-loaded morning routine. It’s part nutrition lesson, part parenting example.
Vitality In A Pill
A supplement-focused overview of the Vitality Formula concept, highlighting CoQ10, carnitine, resveratrol, and turmeric as part of a broader energy, performance, and healthy-aging support strategy.