Archive for January, 2007
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Part I
29 January 2007If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The fact that I do not travel much and that I do not travel well comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone who knows me. I suppose a case could be made that the collapse of my travel […]
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Progressive resistance workout pace:
22 January 2007I’m asked often, “How long should I wait between sets of weight training? Do I need to time myself with a watch like I read about in the magazines or see personal trainers do at the gym?” Some experts advise taking a set every 30-60 seconds and they demand punctuality – literally timing the […]
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Redux — Great forgotten exercise that most folks never knew to begin with: parallel bar dips
17 January 2007Parallel bar dips are without doubt one the best exercises I’ve ever used. Nowadays this magnificent compound, multi-joint exercise rarely makes it into the starting lineup of the modern trainee’s training regimen. Dips are super effective because they require three separate sets of muscles to work in muscular coordination in order to complete the […]
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16 January 2007Hi there,
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Remembrances of Days gone by
9 January 2007 Remembrances of Days gone by…Hugh Cassidy
A letter in the discussion forum got the memory banks churning…
Re: Five rep sets - the default rep range
Ron, do you remember in Muscular Development in the early 1970s the article on squatting by world champion powerlifter Hugh Cassidy? He stated in the article that the […]
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Is post-workout nutrition worth the effort? You bet!
5 January 2007There is a rock solid consensus among the iron elite that a physiological “window of opportunity” opens with the onset of an intense weight training session and closes about an hour after the cessation of the session. If nutrients (calories divided between protein and glycogen-replenishing carbohydrate) are consumed while the window of opportunity is […]
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Missing in Action…Spawning Season
2 January 2007I’ve been missing in action the past month for a lot of reasons: I had a hell of a December – not in a bad way but in a hectic, frantic way. To kick the month off I had to do my yearend double duty with magazine clients. Trade fitness publications avoid end-of-year madness […]
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