Acute injuries, such as muscle strains, are less likely than you might think — and catastrophic weight room injuries are very rare. You can avoid the vast majority of injuries, aches and pains by lifting with good technique and adhering to a strategic progression model.  However, if you do sustain

Before we attempt to manipulate intensity as a variable in training, we first should define what failure actually is. I like to break it down into three stages: 1) Technical Failure When you hit a technical failure, you did not fail to complete a full rep, but you will not

While we advice being diligent in your preparation, things do not always go according to plan in practice — that’s OK and should be expected! In saying that, we can actually create an action plan for how to handle the unexpected when it inevitably occurs…