Why I strength train?

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:00:04 +0100

Today the media is in a frenzy about resistance training and all of its beneficial affects. Those of us who have been ‘weight lifting’ for a long time already know about these benefits.

Bench press auxiliary exercises

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:58:45 +0100

ust benching a bunch no longer cuts it if you are trying to get a huge one in under contest conditions. It takes a well rounded program to accomplish that.

The ideal bench press grip width position

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:56:45 +0100

After reading all the advice, it gets a little confusing on where you should place your hands to bench the most. Still there is pretty slick way of finding out your individual spot on the bar.

Electromyography-Getting the most out of your exercises

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:55:53 +0100

Getting the most out of your exercises

Training for a big lift

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:53:14 +0100

There are three points to take under consideration when building a bigger lift. In order of importance they will be technique, training the primary muscles and the training cycle/program.

Training for a big lift

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:52:21 +0100

There are three points to take under consideration when building a bigger lift. So far I’ve briefly discussed two of these.

Training for a big lift

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:51:42 +0100

There are three points to take under consideration when building a bigger lift. In order of importance they will be technique, training the primary muscles and the training cycle/program.

Protein requirements for the strength athlete

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:50:44 +0100

Figures are regularly tossed out as to how much protein an athlete needs in their diet.

The allure of steroids

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:49:33 +0100

Steroids are banned, dangerous drugs. DON’T TAKE THEM.

Combining amino acids and carbohydrates

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:48:27 +0100

Protein synthesis is the name of the game when it comes to building powerful muscles. Anabolism, muscle synthesis, will take place whether proteins are taken by themselves or with carbohydrates.

Amino acids and muscle growth

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:47:36 +0100

Taking enough amino acids into the system before and after an exercise session will stimulate the transportation of these vital components of muscle building material into the skeletal muscles.

Muscle; the protein sponge

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:45:36 +0100

Strength athletes should all be aware that adequate protein in the diet is crucial for the development of stronger more powerful muscles. But how many know why this is true?

Explosive lifting

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:44:35 +0100

The verdict is in and it’s not looking good for the slow training methods. Now why is this important to you as a strength athlete? Of course this is just what I have been saying all along…slow training makes a slower athlete. But that doesn’t sell magazines does it?

I didn’t just fall off the strength training turnip truck. I know that gimmicks sell and unfortunately the slow training advocates spout a lot of nonsense about how this style of training is better for you because the muscles are under tension longer and you ‘get to feel them better’. What a bunch of BS.

Getting a grip on the bar

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:43:13 +0100

As the old saying goes ‘when the going gets tough, the tough turn to the straps.’ Well maybe that’s not exactly how it goes but hopefully you get the point. Sometimes the weights are just too darn heavy for your level of grip development. When that happens it’s time to try some other things to keep the weights going up and continue to overload the musculoskeletal system.

Can endurance training hinder strength development

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:42:05 +0100

The literature from scientific research indicates that some types of endurance training can indeed inhibit strength, power and speed development if performed simultaneously. Knowing this presents at least two problems for athletes and strength coaches who are working with and on producing high quality strength training programs.

Protein and carbohydrates to fuel your workouts

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:40:12 +0100

n the last entry I mentioned the importance of a eating a good breakfast to start out your day. Today I want to emphasize the positive effects of adequate protein and carbohydrates in your diet.

World noted scientific strength experts William J. Kraemer and Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky in the latest edition of Science and Practice of Strength Training recommend taking in 25-50 grams of protein and carbohydrate before and then 10 minutes after a heavy workout is completed. The proteins must contain a solid concentration of the essential amino acids in order to be effective.

Eating breakfast

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:38:45 +0100

he athletes coming to my gym eat breakfast everyday. It’s almost a mandatory thing if they want to lift heavy for the entire fifty minutes. However some of my students are less likely to eat a good breakfast, let alone a breakfast each morning. And their participation suffers as a result of this basic neglect of food and drink in starting out their day.

Gauging your trainee's progress

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:37:39 +0100

Gauging the work of the trainee

Off and running-the introduction

Danny ODell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:35:14 +0100

Welcome to the first installment of PeakStrength, the introduction.

Over the coming weeks, months, years, eras...you'll be reading the latest, and maybe not the latest, in strength conditioning practices and theories.

This site is for you. Let me know what You want and I'll do my best to address it. If not, then you'll be stuck reading what I want to write about and which my wife sometimes tells me isn't all that interesting because it's to hard to digest due to the technical aspects of it.

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