
Lifting weights isn’t hard. It requires physical energy, but it isn’t hard. What’s hard is making it a habit, and learning to lift in the first place. How we learn to lift can often determine our level of comfort, or discomfort, in the gym. I often teach the introductory “Ninja Baptism” classes at Mark Fisher…

I planned a lot of things to do this weekend. My girlfriend is out of town, and I wanted to do everything that I could think of during some “me” time. For example, when I got home from MFF on Friday night, I watched THIS interview with Russian biomechanist Vladimir Zatsiorsky. The co-author of “Science and Practice of Strength…

Happy Tuesday, y’all! Today we’re going to dive into the Tuesday Talk archives and share some past gold with you. Catch up on these, and you’ll be prepared for a slew of new videos coming your way soon! Before I turn you over to the talks, I want to remind you of something I’ve been…

I’m a strength coach. I train people to get stronger. I’m also training to get stronger. I’m a powerlifter. Oh shit… actually, I’m not. I haven’t done a powerlifting meet in two years. I haven’t picked up anything over 365lbs in over two years now.. I’m not actually concerned with getting that much stronger right now.…

Today we’re going to look at one of the most common goals in fitness: Doing a push-up for the first time. We’re also going to take it beyond the singular push-up, and look at doing push-ups. With an s. Plural. Sets of push-ups. And we’ll figure out how to make them this easy: If…