Author: Mass-Lift

It has become obvious to me over the past couple years of coaching and training that when people hear the words “linear” and “periodization” in Read More

INTRODUCTION Central Nervous System (CNS) fatigue is a topic so unexplored by the scientists of today that we still do not know the specific mechanism Read More

The past three months have been some of the most exhilarating of my entire life.  In June 2012, I was as an assistant coach on Read More

Since 1969 the Pittsburgh Steelers have had three head coaches.  This is fewer than any other team in the NFL during that timeframe.  The Steelers Read More

Show me a person who doesn’t want to be strong and I’ll show you someone who doesn’t get off the couch very often.  The ability Read More

Navigating the tortuous road to athletic achievement requires a comprehensive roadmap.  Motivated trainees are constantly searching for the latest protocol that will transport their performance Read More

In 1983, my sixth grade geography teacher was Spero Tshontikidis.  In addition to teaching, Mr. Tshontikidis was a competitive powerlifter in the ADFPA.  He brought Read More

Are you ready to think “outside the box”? Whether due to injury, boredom, or sticking point, allowing some creativity in your program design might yield Read More

There is no doubt that perhaps a powerlifters’ worst nightmare is a training-inhibiting injury; namely, the type of asymmetrical “bad pain“ that seems to arise Read More

Several sports have weight classes where the athletes compete against other athletes of similar weights. There are two different types of sports that have weight Read More