The Long Game
The Minimum Effective Program — The One That Su...
The research on how little training keeps what you built — and the finding that says your 1RM is not the thing at risk during a bad month.
The Minimum Effective Program — The One That Su...
The research on how little training keeps what you built — and the finding that says your 1RM is not the thing at risk during a bad month.
Three Seconds Down: The Tendon Protocol With Ac...
Two randomised trials tested the same tendon protocol on two different tendons. One found a 48-point satisfaction gap. The other found none. What that disagreement means for your programming.
Three Seconds Down: The Tendon Protocol With Ac...
Two randomised trials tested the same tendon protocol on two different tendons. One found a 48-point satisfaction gap. The other found none. What that disagreement means for your programming.
Your Muscle Outruns Your Tendon — That Gap Is W...
Muscle and tendon adapt on different clocks. Collagen runs a net loss for 18-36 hours after a hard session, and only load magnitude makes a tendon stiffer.
Your Muscle Outruns Your Tendon — That Gap Is W...
Muscle and tendon adapt on different clocks. Collagen runs a net loss for 18-36 hours after a hard session, and only load magnitude makes a tendon stiffer.
You Are Not More Fragile at 40. The Data Says So.
36 studies say older lifters get less sore, not more. What actually changes after 35, what does not, and the uncomfortable reason the data looks so good.
You Are Not More Fragile at 40. The Data Says So.
36 studies say older lifters get less sore, not more. What actually changes after 35, what does not, and the uncomfortable reason the data looks so good.
Arthritis: The Evidence Says Train, Not Rest
139 trials, one 18-month RCT on heavy loading, and what the data actually supports if you have knee osteoarthritis and do not want to stop lifting.
Arthritis: The Evidence Says Train, Not Rest
139 trials, one 18-month RCT on heavy loading, and what the data actually supports if you have knee osteoarthritis and do not want to stop lifting.
Where Lifters Actually Get Hurt, Ranked
Shoulder, lower back, knee, elbow — the real injury data from two studies of competitive powerlifters, and what it means if you have been training 10+ years.
Where Lifters Actually Get Hurt, Ranked
Shoulder, lower back, knee, elbow — the real injury data from two studies of competitive powerlifters, and what it means if you have been training 10+ years.