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The common belief that cardiovascular training is superior to strength training for overall health and longevity has long shaped fitness...

The belief that strength training destroys your joints is a pervasive myth. This belief may deter people from incorporating strength...

The Paradox of Pain: Avoidance May Lead to Greater Suffering. Physical pain, an intrinsic part of the human experience, serves as a crucial signal of injury or potential harm. However, the instinct to avoid pain at all costs can paradoxically lead to greater suffering. This paradox is especially evident in the realm of physical activity versus inactivity. While exercise may cause discomfort and soreness, the lack of movement can foster chronic pain and heightened sensitivity.

#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 involved in at any age. My mother-in-law would always worry when my kid’s strength trained that they were going to get hurt. She never seemed to say anything when they played soccer, baseball, or football. In fact, my son broke his leg playing football. None of my kids or my parents have been hurt lifting weights and strength training. Statistica

"Feeling really good. I think the RDLs and dead lifts have been good for my back."

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 the knurling to scratch it when grabbing the barbell. My wedding band is simple gold band, no stones, no designs, simple but beautiful. I also wear a silver cross ring on my right hand that Colleen gave me as a gift over 20 years ago. Early on in my marriage I recall having my ring polished, because as a strength conditioning coach when you’r

MinneSNOWta Barbell Open Meet Recap Another year, another meet. I am sure when Actin Fitt decide to host an Olympic Lifting Meet in the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Strength training is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth. Hands down the benefits it provides are well documented and far...

“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...

At first glance this can sound like a depressing and morbid statement. It is an ancient Stoic philosophy to keep your perspective and...

Labor Day was first celebrated in America in New York in 1882. It was imported from Canada by Labor Unions to celebrate workers and...

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...

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...

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...