Your Talent Needs Trauma
by Word has reached camp that we’ve taken damage. I’ve a team of assassins scattered locally and abroad this past week engaged in various pockets of …
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When Best To Fail
Here’s an interesting follow-up to last weeks post on training to failure. So far we’ve covered sets to fail versus proximity from failure and what …
Training To Failure Is Training To Fail
Fresh out of the lab, we have a new study comparing the effects of strength training to failure or without failure on trained participants. The aim …
Should We Train to Failure or a Relative Intensity?
Should we train to failure, or is it better to leave a couple of reps in the tank? We know we should be training hard, but …
Resting Between Sets, What Do We Know?
I’m often asked how long we should rest between sets and as always, the answer isn’t exactly black and white. Fortunately, there is a lot …
An Acceptable Form of Violence
Well-executed medicine ball throws are one of the more fluid and majestic things you’ll ever see in a gym. There is something about seeing the body move …
Shots Fired
I’m often asked about what can be done to speed up recovery. More often than not I find myself responding with… ”Recovery from what?” Because we …