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Single Progression.

by Eugene Thong on June 10, 2010

Single progression is the gradual addition of weights over time.  Yep – that’s about as sexy as it gets.  In a single progression model, you select a fixed number of reps (or time) – say, 5 reps (or 60 seconds).  Select a weight.  Lift it.  If you can successfully lift that weight for the target [...]

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Programs Vs. Workouts.

by Eugene Thong on June 6, 2010

If you’re like most people, when it comes to exercise, you use the terms “program” and “workout” interchangeably.  But they are completely different things.
Individual workouts are important, as they’re the building blocks upon which real results are made.  But what ultimately gets you the results you want is not a single monumental workout, but a [...]

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Powerlifting training, in one line.

April 16, 2010

“Spend most of your time on squats; spend pretty much your balance of time on bench presses. Every now and then see what you can do on the deadlift.”  – Bradley J. Steiner.
Sounds about right to me.  How about you?  What are your thoughts?  Post to comments.

    

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Avandia Linked To Heart Attacks.

February 20, 2010

From CNN.com.
It should surprise no one in the health or medical field that the diabetes drug Avandia is linked to an increased risk of heart attacks (at least, not after Steven Nissen’s 2007 study of Avandia).  Unfortunately, for most doctors, Plan B is to simply prescribe another drug.
“Don’t worry about the Avandia scare, Mrs. Jones; [...]

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A Quick Note.

January 2, 2010

Hey all -
Due to some interesting changes in my personal life, I’ve let my blogging responsibilities lapse somewhat.  My sincerest apologies.  I do look to rectify this situation in 2010 (darn those New Year’s resolutions) but here’s a basic rundown of my new blogging strategy:
- I originally approached this blog as a place to collect [...]

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Forget “Used To.”

November 3, 2009

Every so often I’ll get in a client who was a jock of some sort in a former life.  Either they played ball in high school or college, or they had some experience on a professional or semi-professional level.  But the story is nearly the same in every case: Through accumulated or acute injury or [...]

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The True Role of PT for Rehab.

October 21, 2009

I recently sustained injuries to both my shoulders, probably as a result of overuse and chronic trauma (apparently, throwing someone on top of you instead of over you via Morote Seoi hurts your shoulders).  Over the past couple of months, I’ve managed to nurse at least one shoulder back to health, with the other well [...]

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Strength, Skill; Skill, Strength?

September 30, 2009

One prominent  and controversial question in strength training circles: Is training strength and demonstrating strength the same thing or different things?  In other words, what’s the best way to build strength – by “demonstrating” it through heavy maximal lifts, explosive movements, and plain-ol’ ‘lifting stuff‘, or by ‘training it’ through more measured and precise means?
This [...]

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Max Learns About Fatty Liver. And Fructose.

September 21, 2009

Last night my foster son picked my brain regarding diabetes (his birth father is a Type 2 diabetic). While the entire car-ride conversation was ripe fodder for a blog post, what I’m going to recount here is our discussion on fatty liver, fructose, and diabetes.
What is fatty liver?
Fatty liver is an excess buildup of [...]

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The Larger Picture of Weight Gain.

September 15, 2009

Chris points us to an interesting study involving circadian rhythm and weight gain (to be fair, Melissa sent it to me first, but she doesn’t have a blog).  In the study, nocturnal rats fed during what would have been their sleeping hours gained more weight than rats fed during their waking hours, despite the same [...]

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