Webinar: Data Driven Strength Training
Imagine a guy who is pretty serious about running 10K races. He enjoys the fitness benefits, the endorphin rush, and his enhanced sense of well-being after a good run. But…
There are many elements that go into designing a productive weightlifting workout.
Every exercise has many possible combinations of weight, reps, and time that could be used. People make progress at different rates. Individual muscles recover at different rates. New muscle tissue grows at different rates.
And you need to decide personal preferences like wanting productive workouts as frequently as possible, or wanting to workout efficiently so each workout will yield the maximum benefit.
So, if you want to train scientifically and rationally, a lot of personal factors need to be taken into account simultaneously.
The process starts with deciding whether YOU prefer Steady, Efficient Gains, or the Fastest Possible Gains.
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Train With/For Your Brain?
For many years I’ve been using the tag line, ‘Train with your brain’ as a reminder for people to be smart about their workouts, goals, and recovery. Recently, a subscriber…
Allow Me To Explain
Following our recent survey, we received tons of really useful feedback from customers. Many thanks to those who took the time to contribute. One of the things that became clear…
Proof Frequent Weightlifting is Wasted Effort
Every once in awhile it’s possible to have an interesting exchange on social media. Recently I had an exchange with a smart and well-respected trainer who questioned whether infrequent training…
Power Factor Mass Gain Workout on ESG
From 2014 to 2015 we ran an informal study among our customers to test several methods of training to see what specifically delivered the best mass gain. Every participant…
Joel Waldmans Inspirational Story of Decline and Recovery at 68
Joel, back in the day. At 260 lbs Joel’s only slightly heavier than each of his two dogs, at 240 and 205. He also says his neck is at its…
50-Year-Old Man Lifts Boeing 737 in 3 Minutes of Training
“We find no sense in talking about something unless we specify how we measure it; a definition by the method of measuring a quantity is the one sure way of…
Measure Your Gains
As many of you know, we’ve been testing and measuring a lot of newer techniques and tactics, especially over the last three years. I’m a believer in using experimentation and…
How Many Cars Can YOU Lift per Minute?
After some people do their workouts, they send me their results. Using that data, I have a proprietary way of calculating what they will be able to lift in a…
What Works Best?
One of the perennial questions that comes up on my blog and probably on every blog about building new muscle is something like, “I’ve heard the ABC method of training…
What’s the Deal With Fixed Training Schedules?
I’ve been having an interesting e-mail exchange with someone this week and I thought I’d share my response with everyone. It’s on the subject of recovery and fixed training schedules.…
Have You Ever Seen These Olympic Plates?
A longtime reader sent me this photo of a plate with my name on it. Except it’s not really “my” name because I’ve never seen these before and…
How About Doing One Set To Success?
We’re all familiar with the advice of doing a set ‘to failure.’ There’s nothing seriously wrong with that advice. The principle is that if you push yourself until you can’t…
Will Exercise and Fitness Consumers Believe Anything?
Today I was walking in Cologne, Germany and passed a gym with a photo posted where pedestrians could see it. The photo depicts a person with her feet on an…
Mass Gain Study Results
Is It Possible To Gain 1/4lb of Muscle Per Minute of Training? Last year we began a study to measure a few things. We wanted to know how much mass…
Webinar #2 – Scheduling Your Workouts
In case you missed the last live webinar, the recording is now posted at this page: http://www.precisiontraining.com/webinar-2/ It’s about the challenge of finding the proper interval for scheduling your workouts.…
How Can I Train More Often?
A few days ago a member of ENGINEERED STRENGTH GYM asked a question the the member’s private Facebook group. Basically he was wanting to perform more exercise than he is…
The Secret to a Perfect Body – Genetics
Couldn’t resist showing you guys this funny reminder of the reality seldom mentioned.
An Honest Look at “Light” vs. “Heavy” Training
Ever heard this one in the gym? “I’m just going easy today; yesterday was my ‘heavy’ day.” Those few words point to a plethora of misconceptions and false premises that…
Are You Building Muscle? Or Just Lifting Weights?
If you believe you can build forearms and biceps like this guy’s using that tiny dumbbell, you’re going to be very disappointed. Here’s a question I love to ask guys…
