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Ready to start
27 Dec 2020
Thank you for joining me on this journey of learning the how and why of becoming fit, specifically concentrating on…
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Plateau
26 Dec 2020
The introduction to why getting strong is hard began with the idea that the beginning of the journey toward strength…
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Warming up and down
25 Dec 2020
You don’t just walk up to the biggest weight you’ve ever seen in your life and try to pick it…
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Move outwards from the core
25 Dec 2020
A tree touches the world with its leaves and ever-burrowing roots, the edges of this complex organism supported and fueled…
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Ratio of lifts
5 Dec 2020
I remember watching a comedy lifting video on YouTube that had a line in it like, “No one likes ‘Leg…
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Basis of strength
29 Nov 2020
Moving from aerobic based exercises to anaerobic means not only changing the exercises themselves, but also how you approach and…
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Technique is key
28 Nov 2020
There is no new lesson in this chapter, merely a reiteration of two previously made points. In the beginning your…
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Compound lifts
22 Nov 2020
The key to strength is in making compound lifts the basis of your training routine. Let’s break the term down.…
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Why getting strong is hard – Part III
12 Nov 2020
I remember growing up when I had some small dumbbells around the house. They might have been 5kg or even…
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Why getting strong is hard – Part II
1 Nov 2020
Before you take a single decision in how you’re going to train for becoming strong, you need to understand the…