Mary-Pier Gaudet: Stuntwoman to the Stars Mary-Pier Gaudet was one of Charles R. Poliquin’s favorite people, helping him teach courses and lighting up a room with her contagious smile and charming personality. It’s with a heavy heart that we must report that she has passed on. At 5’3″ and 120 pounds, Mary-Pier looked more …
Strength Sensei 101 Rate of Exercise Variation More insights into the pioneering training methods of Charles R. Poliquin How often should you change exercises? Expanding on this question, what constitutes a change of exercise? Is a back squat with the heels elevated enough of a change, or do you need to go more …
WEDNESDAY TRAINING TIP Combine Flys with Presses Increasing the time a muscle is placed under tension after momentary muscular failure is one training method popular with bodybuilders. Drop sets, where the weight is immediately decreased to allow for additional reps to be performed, is one such method. Another is to change resistance curves during a …
The First Step in Calf Training How to stretch your calves to help them grow By Strength Sensei CP Most often bodybuilders don’t ask me how to improve their calf development…until it’s too late. Seriously, for those who are not genetically gifted in the lower leg department and want symmetrically total leg development, calf training …
STRENGTH SENSEI BOOKSHELF Anatomy of Strength & Conditioning A beginner’s guide to what muscles work with weight training If you’re serious about designing the best workout for you, or if you’re a trainer who is designing workouts for others, you need to know about muscles. Not just how muscles are attached to points A and …
6 Tips to Square Round Shoulders Proven ways to correct this common postural fault by Paul Gagné Strength Coach and Posturologist When you think of poor posture, the first image that often comes to mind is round shoulders. Rather than the confident, upright posture characterized by military soldiers, round shoulders present a sunken …
Jud Logan Olympian, Amazing Coach – Good People! A look at the legendary life of one of the greats in track and field Monday, the track and field community lost a great one in Jud Logan. Logan competed in four consecutive Olympic Games and spent 28 years as a coach at Ashland University. Logan …
STRENGTH SENSEI BOOKSHELF Strength Ball Training The complete guide to using Swiss balls and medicine balls To be clear, there is no such thing as a strength ball. Rather, Strength Ball Training is about using medicine balls and Swiss balls for physical and athletic fitness. Although the title may be confusing, Strength Ball Training is a well-organized, practical book …
Strengh Sensei Bookshelf Ready to Run by Kelly Starrett Appling the Supple Leopard principles to running One of the most popular self-help books on movement and mobility is Dr. Kelly Starrett’s Becoming a Supple Leopard. In his follow-up book, Starrett showed how to infer the information from that bestseller into helping those who want to …
Strengh Sensei Bookshelf Powerlifting: Foundations & Methods The ultimate resource for understanding the Russian approach to powerlifting In the early days of powerlifting, US athletes dominated the sport. Consider these names: Jon Cole, John Kuc, James Williams, Don Reinhoudt, Mike MacDonald, Bill Kazmaier, and Lamar Gant. These athletes became legends, and others followed who would …
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