You hear a lot of discussion these days about prioritizing resistance training to emphasize muscular hypertrophy. But should that be our only focus? Not necessarily. Let’s dive in. As Lifetime Athletes, we train for LIFE and that involves a number of capacities such as endurance, speed, power, and agility. We can also include the targets of fun, fellowship, and overall…
How do you use advanced resistance training methods with older athletes? Build strength? Maintain muscle mass? Prevent or slow sarcopenia? Avoid injury? Have fun? Learn all this and more in Episode 408 of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App. Available on the App Store and Google Play. It’s the ultimate fitness…
This topic comes up a lot in our App community, and it’s one that can be framed in a very specific manner. We need to consider the art form of how to get results in resistance training without getting hurt in the process. And we have to find ways to adjust the training process as we age. So, in a…
This episode provides a global view of basic movement patterns for lifetime athletes. Program design, exercise selection and modification, and longevity-based thinking. And more. This is Part 1 and we’ll discuss many of the considerations around basic movement patterns. In Part 2, we’ll look at specific examples of a variety of exercises in each pattern. This podcast was brought to…
The entire platform at TLA is dedicated to maxing out health, performance, and longevity. Rooted within this focus are a number of first principles. And among those are strength and hypertrophy. Both matter. They are complementary. And they are to some degree inseparable. Strength is the ability to produce force, and it’s usually quantified in maximal amounts. Hypertrophy is muscular…
This is the first episode in the Summer Longevity Training Series. We’re talking about Strength Training for Older Athletes. You decide what old is and I’ll explain resistance training for strength and hypertrophy. This is one of the essentials for any Lifetime Athlete. Thanks for joining me and enjoy! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App.…
The terminology we use to describe output levels during training is quite useful. Today we’re going to discuss 2 popular methods of estimating effort. They are Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and Repetitions in Reserve (RIR). Potato versus Pototto. Or you might say Tumaytuh while another utters Tohmottoh. I think you get my drift. RPE and RIR are great assets…
This is a piece I’ve wanted to put out for a long time. I’ve been thinking and studying around the topic for quite a while. You’re going to be getting my opinion on the 5 best resistance exercises for the ever-evolving athletic human. [Don’t care to read? Have a listen! Also available on all the major podcast platforms!] First I…
The Top 5 Resistance Exercises for Lifetime Athletes! It’s here. The list that will change your life for the better! The choices, setup, and rationale behind the mojo! An article and video will also soon be available. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to achieve peak athletic…
It’s been a long, and strong, STRENGTH TRAINING BLOCK! We’ve used resistance training to enhance strength, hypertrophy, and even muscular endurance. I commend you on working so hard. And it has been that. But we’ve built some really good properties which will allow us to move into the Power Block with ease. This week has some changeups as I’ve promised.…
Designing a personalized exercise program has never been easier. That is, when you use the AnimalFIT system to embrace the athletic animal that resides within you. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses, and how to leverage them, is pure gold. Whether you want to train for max performance, all-around ability, or longevity…AnimalFIT is the way. This podcast was brought to you…
Congratulations! We have made it to the final, deloading week of the month. This second month of the 3 month Strength and Hypertrophy Block has been challenging. We’ve been hammering on a great training split and really using some heavy loading. Now, it’s important to put a finale on the routine by backing off the intensity and simply perfecting our…
Week 3 for you and me! It’s us and we! The mighty Training Tribe ventures into intensification week. It may be spring break week, but that means we just more time to train hard. And that’s what we do in week 3 of every month. The changeups may look subtle, but they will test you (as they should) at the…
It’s the second week of the second month in this Strength and Hypertrophy Training Block. By now I’m betting you have your motion mojo dialed in with regard to technique on every exercise. We’re driving the loads up a bit this week. Adding weight, band tension, or tempo changes can help you to continue the stimulus for awesome adaptations. We…
We are marching into another month in the Strength Block, and that just happens to be the month of March. It’s the second of three months in which we use resistance training to enhance our strength and muscular development. You could always listen to Sammy Hagar’s “Marching to Mars” if you need a theme song for this month’s workouts. We…
In this episode I had the absolute pleasure of visiting with Andrew Just, co-founder of Train Fitness. Andrew and I discussed the exciting new app from Train Fitness that uses AI to identify, track, and record resistance exercise. This product brings anaerobic training into the same technology-supported arena that aerobic athletes have enjoyed for decades. Listen in to see how…
Oh, yes, we are heading into our 4th and final week of this 1st of 3 months in the Strength Training Block. You are now a master of RPE as well as some good, basic compound movements. This week we will be ushering in a slight deload as you consolidate some of the gains from pushing it last week. This…
