Easy Strength Is Antifragility Training
I am about to explain what a strength training book and an economics book have in common. By the end of this article, you will learn a beneficial paradigm to apply to your own program design.
Programming
The 1TRM EV PS Program: Escalating Volume in the Plan Strong Style
Here is a more advanced variation of the 5TRM Back Squat Program, based on the 1TRM and with a volume progression that recalls that of the Plan Strong methodology.
Use “Time Under Load” to Solve the Group Class Time Crunch
How do you consistently run a class comprised of students with various skill levels smoothly and seamlessly and not encounter the all-too-common issue of running out of time?
How to Intelligently Define, Determine, and Test Your 1RM
Let’s take a more detailed look at the 1RM. Specifically, how you can determine your 1RM based on your training with a lighter weight, what a “1RM” really is, and the best way to test it.
The 3 Pillars: How to Build Skill While Being Real
Dr. Thomas refers to the Three Pillars of Progression, Variety, and Precision. Using these pillars, you can advance your learning and skill level while avoiding two of the most common mental traps.
How Plan Strong Programming Empowers the Weightlifter
Using Plan Strong programming gave Mira new strength – and the edge she needed to win a silver medal at the USAW Masters Nationals Weightlifting Championships.
Strength Is a Skill — Strength Is Liberating
If you practice badly, pain will find you. Not in pain yet? Keep doing what you’re doing badly. I did it all wrong for decades. But StrongFirst set me straight with one of their central tenets: strength is a skill.
Experience and Skill Will Always Trump Science
I know I am not a scientist, and, believe it or not, that gives me a great advantage over many when it comes to learning and perfecting a physical skill.
Posture: An Easy Way to Up Your Performance
In a great majority of athletic events and real-life tasks, a ramrod straight posture, or at least its approximation, greatly improves the efficiency. So get your carcass rebalanced.
A Long Way to Press: Work Capacity, Levers, and Tall People
For those of us in the business of getting people strong, we may need to reevaluate how we do that for each athlete. Let’s look at the science of pressing for tall people.