Discipline and Regret
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
Author: Mass-Lift
Creative Program Design
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
Training Around Powerlifting Injuries While Still Making Progress
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
Sweat it All Out: Cutting Weight for Strength Sports
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
The Pull-Up
The squat is the unrivaled king of all strength training exercises. It is unparalleled in its overall effectiveness at taxing the entire body. The ankle, Read More
Death of Squatting, I Think Not!
I attended Mike Boyle’s “Death of Squatting” presentation at the 2nd Annual Boston Hockey Summit and Basketball Symposium at Northeastern University Sunday, May 23, 2010. Read More
Rage Against the Machines
Technology is a beautiful thing. I used to work part-time as a DJ and I remember hauling around hundreds of records and thousands of CDs. Read More