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Strength and muscle training for lifters who are not trying to train like 22-year-olds.

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Sometimes Less is More (A Programming Lesson)

Working with a client right now on a Squat, Bench, and Deadlift program.....

Conjugate · Apr 13, 2025
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Simple & Healthy Diet for Recomp or Maintenance

Writing diet articles is tricky because there truly is no one size fits all approach that works equally well for everyone.

Nutrition · Nov 25, 2024
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Coming Back After a Long Lay-Off

This article was copy and pasted from my Private Forum for members of my online coaching group. Reposting it here for all to see.....Andy

After 40 · Jun 28, 2024
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An Important Programming Rule....

What's the key to progressing your strength under the bar?

After 40 · Sep 25, 2023
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Volume Work for Older Lifters (3 Tips for Better Recovery)

How do I ____________ after 40 is probably one of the most common questions that I get.

After 40 · Aug 7, 2023
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Standarize These TWO Things In Your Training Program

The following was originally an email broadcast sent out to my exclusive mailing list. If you aren't on the list you are missing out on a lot of free…

After 40 · Feb 18, 2023
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Body Feeling Beat Up, Burnt Out? (What to Adjust)

*This mini-article was originally an email to my mailing list. For free content that might not make it to the blog or social media, please subscribe to my…

Nutrition · Nov 28, 2022
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Biceps Pain While Benching? Quick Fix Guide

Probably one of the more common injury questions I get......

Power-building · Nov 25, 2022
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5 Tips on Volume Work for Deadlifts

Sometimes you just need more volume to progress a lift.

After 40 · Nov 14, 2022
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How to Train After a Long Layoff

Part of balancing training with real life is learning how to manage training after a layoff.

After 40 · Oct 3, 2022
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4 Tips to Make Training While Cutting More Effective (Part 2)

In Part 1, we went over a few key points regarding the weight training side of things, while following a cut.

Nutrition · May 16, 2022
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What Type of Cardio Should You Do??

This is one of those articles I should have written about 10 years ago.

After 40 · Mar 1, 2022
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Elbow Pains Killing Your Gains? (12 Helpful Tips)

After lower back and shoulder issues, I'd say that "elbows" definitely round out the "Big 3" of annoying joints that affect our training.

After 40 · Feb 18, 2022
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Which Program Is Right for You?

I get a lot of emails and social media messages every week asking something along the lines of "Which of your programs is right for me?"

Power-building · Feb 5, 2022
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Should Older Guys Run Sprints for Conditioning??

This is a question that actually comes up quite a bit with my clients. I think for many lifters (both young and old) there is a natural appeal to sprinting…

After 40 · Sep 13, 2021
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Should You Box Squat?

In order to ease what is your no doubt burning curiosity to this somewhat click-baity title......the answer is yes....probably.

After 40 · Dec 14, 2020
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5 Programming Tweaks for the Garage Gym Warrior Program

Without a doubt one of my more popular basic barbell strength programs is the Garage Gym Warrior Program

After 40 · Feb 19, 2020
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New Product: The Basic Barbell Bundle (4 programs, 10% discount)

I wanted to give everyone a heads up that later this week I'll be offering 4 of my most popular training programs as a bundle for a 10% discount.

After 40 · Apr 22, 2019
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Pause Squat vs Pin Squat vs Box Squat

As part of my power building program as well as my basic barbell program, at my gym and in my online coaching group I have my members do a lot of each of…

Conjugate · Apr 15, 2019
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4 Ways To Get More Consistent in 2019

You've heard it from me and others 1,001 times right? We love to get way back in the weeds as it pertains to the details of programming and training, but…

After 40 · Dec 18, 2018
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Building a Simple Diet for Mass

We all know that to grow we need to eat. And if we want to grow a lot we need to get ourselves into a caloric surplus and we need to stay there. This is…

Nutrition · Aug 1, 2018
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Ever Miss Time in the Gym? (how to adjust training when you come back)

As a gym owner, strength coach, and personal trainer I simply have to deal with the fact that my clients are going to occasionally miss workouts. Sometimes…

After 40 · Jul 7, 2018
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Structuring 12-week Heavy-Light-Medium Programs

What Questions Does This Article Answer?

Heavy-Light-Medium · Jun 27, 2018
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Kettlebells?? Useful or Waste of Time?

Kettlebell Training is not normally a subject I'd ever really proactively address, as it's not a huge part of my general prescription for most clients.

After 40 · May 30, 2018