100 Years of Static Contraction
These old magazine ads were sent to me about four years ago by one of this blog’s most active visitors, Mark Winchester. I don’t see a date on them but…
Strength Training and Size Gains
Truth: The size and shape of your muscles depends on your genes. We’ve had a few comments come in this week from people struggling with their lack of progress and…
Our Biggest News In 10 Years
We have some big news. News I think is a game changer in strength training. Late last year we started working with some trainees to measure the results of their…
Want To Try Static Contraction?
We are beginning a new study using Static Contraction. If you have never tried training this way the study can be an opportunity to have your workouts engineered as you…
Static Contraction and the Texas Tower Sniper
Ever since I began experimenting with more rational and efficient methods of strength training in 1992 I’ve run into people who want to defend the status quo. Basically their defense…
Twenty Years of Experience Boiled Down to One Blog Post
The first time I lifted weights with any serious intention whatsoever was in 1992 at the age of 33. Before that I did what most people do and just wandered…
Half-Ton Rows? Sure.
I received an email from a customer who quickly progressed using Static Contraction to the point of using over half a ton on his upright rows. I always like to…
The Only Way to Build Muscle Fast
The Only Way to Build Muscle Fast Virtually everyone lifting weights in a gym wants to build muscle fast. That’s the point of picking up a heavy weight. Weights are…
Guest Post: Skeptical of Static Contraction
Today’s post is by a customer named David Dressler who was skeptical of Static Contraction and found his own way to test it on himself – including its effects on…
All Training Roads Lead to Static Contraction
Most readers on this blog are already using static contraction as their training method but I know there are some of you who are just observing. You haven’t taken the…
SCT: The New Anti Aging Treatment
Type in anti-aging in a search engine and over 42 million search results pop up. Most of these surround creams, drugs and other lotions and magic potions to help you…
Which is Better – SCT or Power Factor?
In the coming weeks I’ll be discussing the new Power Factor Workout – Maximum Power, Endurance and Size Gains edition in more detail. One of the most common questions I…
Tweaks and Tips for Static Contraction Training
We had such great input when we did our post on diet that I wanted to try a similar post on tweaks and tips for static contraction training. It’s common…
Six Pack Abs in 2 minutes…… A YEAR!
We’ve all seen those ridiculous infomercials selling electronic devices that “stimulate” your ab muscles without you doing any crunches. But do those devices actually work? Well, if you’re a regular…
Lifting Heavy Weights Is Bad For Your Health. Seriously.
Lifting Heavy Weights Can Be Lethal Lifting heavy weights is a proven method to build more muscle. It’s the reason we go to a gym where we can find machines…
Don’t “Go To Low-Intensity Failure”
Static Contraction = True High Intensity I’m sure many millions of words have been written in the world of fitness and strength training on the role of “failure” when performing…
Are You Training With Valid Principles?
Static Contraction Principles When a new idea comes around some people demand that idea prove itself with a very high degree of scientific validity. I’m fine with that. But it…
What Can A Tiny Amount of Exercise Do?
A few years ago we conducted a static contraction training study using eight middle-aged golfers. We wanted to determine how little exercise could not only result in increased strength but also…
About Leg Pressing the Toyota Corolla
Some people have been asking about the Toyota leg press my son and I did in 2007. Here is the information. (Note: the GetThisStrong.com site is never updated. All the…
More About Gaining Size
Gaining Muscle Size When I did my post about size gains my central point was that weightlifting provides important improvements in a person’s health and that focusing on how big…
Stop Training Blindly
Static Contraction – Don’t Train Blindly See the guy in the photo? Imagine for one minute if you had to train like that. You’re put into a gym and told…
Rapid Muscle Gain
Rapid Muscle Gain There are a lot of ways to get rapid muscle gain. You could lift cinder blocks or dig ditches or swing a sledgehammer. Those all work.…
Respect for Your Intellect – Ranking Chest Exercises
Have you ever seen one of those exercise machine infomercials that brags “You can do over 150 exercises on this machine.” I just cringe when I hear that being sold…
What About Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Training?
One of the hundred or so fallacies that populate the field of strength training is the concept that different principles apply at different times. Among other things, this fallacy leads…