If you follow me on social media, you know there was a little bit of controversy recently. And while I try to be respectful, I’m not afraid to speak my mind. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mash Elite Performance (@masheliteperformance) //www.instagram.com/embed.js Well, my good friend Tom Sroka joins us today to […]
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The dreaded plateau. It’s something many lifters face. It’s something Morgan McCullough faced recently as well. But we were able to smash through that plateau – and this can be a great lesson for any lifters out there. The key to breaking a plateau is to diagnose WHY it’s happening and then to pull the
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Plateaus – aka periods of little to no progress – are inevitable in the sport of weightlifting. It’s the nature of any sport that is so neurological in nature. What I mean by neurological is that it’s very technical. An athlete can increase his or her squat by 10kg/22lb and experience zero increase in the
You’ve heard me say this before – but I LOVE these podcasts. We get to listener questions today on a variety of subject from fixing sticking points in the deadlift to the challenges of coaching high school to squat technique… and even someone asking advice about powerlifting in their 70s! [thrive_leads id=’14021′] LISTEN IN TO
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The word power is thrown around a lot in the strength and conditioning world, but unfortunately most coaches and athletes aren’t fully aware of what power truly is. I am talking about the real definition of power as defined by biomechanics. Today I am going to explain this definition in as simple terms as possible,
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Gaining muscle seems like it should be simple. In one sense, it is. Eat right. Lift heavy. Repeat. But in another sense, building the MAXIMUM amount of muscle possible in the MINIMUM amount of time? That’s an art and a science. Well, my good friend Dr. Alex Koch joins us yet again on today’s podcast
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