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moestrength50
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Strength training myth #3 – Cardio is more important than strength training for overall health
The common belief that cardiovascular training is superior to strength training for overall health and longevity has long shaped fitness...
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moestrength50
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Strength Training Myth #2 - Strength Training Will harm Your Joints
The belief that strength training destroys your joints is a pervasive myth. This belief may deter people from incorporating strength...
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moestrength50
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Paradox of Pain
The Paradox of Pain: Avoidance May Lead to Greater Suffering. Physical pain, an intrinsic part of the human experience, serves as a...
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moestrength50
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Strength Training Myths and Misconceptions
#1 = Strength Training is Dangerous Especially as You Age. False! Truth be told it’s one of the safest forms of activity you can be...
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moestrength50
- Apr 14
- 3 min
DEADLIFT FOR LIFE
"Feeling really good. I think the RDLs and dead lifts have been good for my back."
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moestrength50
- Jan 16
- 5 min
I Wear My Rings When I Lift
For many years as a strength conditioning coach, newly married, I would take off my wedding ring when I lifted weights. I didn’t want...
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moestrength50
- Dec 17, 2023
- 5 min
Lifting Hard and Living Easy
MinneSNOWta Barbell Open Meet Recap Another year, another meet. I am sure when Actin Fitt decide to host an Olympic Lifting Meet in the...
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moestrength50
- Oct 20, 2023
- 7 min
Fan or Fanatic
When you put your heart, soul and every effort into something it is understandable to be upset when things do not turn out the way you...
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moestrength50
- Oct 6, 2023
- 3 min
"NO!" is a Complete Sentence
A cool late fall November day in 1998 I was standing on the sideline as a graduate assistant for the University of Texas as Ricky...
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moestrength50
- Sep 15, 2023
- 6 min
The Quest for Strength Begins
I do not recall what first sparked my interest in strength training, but I remember having a small at home DP barbell set when I was in...
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moestrength50
- Sep 14, 2023
- 6 min
STRETCHING THE TRUTH
On the way to church the other morning I was listening to the radio left on from the night before. A lady was discussing gardening and...
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moestrength50
- Jan 2, 2023
- 11 min
New Year, New You? Not Likely, But Don't Let That Stop You!
I wrote the below blog one year ago today, not be be negative about New Years Resolutions but to be positive in how you can increase the...
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moestrength50
- Oct 20, 2022
- 8 min
WHY I SIGNED UP FOR A WEIGHTLIFTING MEET, WHY I WILL DO IT AGAIN AND WHY, I THINK, YOU SHOULD TOO!
Strength training is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth. Hands down the benefits it provides are well documented and far...
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moestrength50
- Sep 18, 2022
- 7 min
“The Expectation Effect” How Your Mindset Can Change Your World - David Robson
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” Is a famous quote from Henry Ford. I remember hearing and using this...
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moestrength50
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Memento Mori - Remember you must die
At first glance this can sound like a depressing and morbid statement. It is an ancient Stoic philosophy to keep your perspective and...
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moestrength50
- Sep 5, 2022
- 4 min
Reflections on My First Labor Day
Labor Day was first celebrated in America in New York in 1882. It was imported from Canada by Labor Unions to celebrate workers and...
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moestrength50
- Jul 24, 2022
- 4 min
The Edge of Malice
The Marie Grossman Story By David P. Miraldi I enjoy reading but I go in stages or phases. I will read consistently for several months...
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moestrength50
- Jan 12, 2022
- 4 min
Last Play / New Summit
Coach Stig has a mantra for the football team “Last Play”. The guys shake hands before practice and tell someone from the other side of...
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moestrength50
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
Why We Train
We train to live we do not live to train I was fortunate to find strength training at a very young age. I began training to improve my...
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