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...

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...

When I left for college almost 30 years ago there was no big “Move in weekend” and parents didn’t come help. I loaded up the car and a...

Strength training is for everyone! Strength is for everyone and is available to everyone. Getting stronger for adults is not about how...

TOMORROW IS GUARENTEED TO NO ONE. It is very easy for me in life to get caught up in the busyness of the day, worry about my future and...

I hated those words when I was a child. My father used them directed at me and it seemed so harsh and uncaring. I am sure I was...