First off, if you’re going to bother with this, at least listen or read the Wayne Dyer stuff. I feel the “other” stuff is a jacked up crock of shit.

This is the sixth article of a seven part series.

“Time is your most precious commodity.” This may very well be the most overused cliché there is. However, overused clichés typically have one thing in common.

I guess that I should explain why the subject of hardcore means so much to me. This is a very strong word in the world of powerlifting. Most lifters want to be considered hardcore to the point that they will train like maniacs so that people think they are hardcore.

This is the fifth article of a seven part series.

I believe that goal setting and mental attitude or sport psychology are often the most overlooked elements of any athlete’s preparation. Without a proper plan, what can really be accomplished? Without the right attitude, what can get done? The answer to both questions is not much.

Mike Stuchiner is a paragon of tenacity. In 1991, the native of Long Island, New York entered his first powerlifting meet. On August 18, 2007, he earned his first elite total at the Cincinnati Pro Am with a 775-lb squat, a 555-lb bench press, and a 620-lb deadlift in the 275-lb weight class.

Times have changed a great deal since I last put on pads and a helmet back in 1990. I guess I’m becoming an old man because now I look at these lazy kids and think, “back in my day…”

This is the fourth article of a seven part series.

This is the third article of a seven part series.

*The number of workouts that this athlete performed each week with me was dependent on the team’s practice schedule, meeting schedule, travel time & injuries that occurred during the season.

This is the second article of a seven part series.

Let me cut right to the chase here—I’m asking for your help. And it has to do with cancer.

Joe DeFranco is full of shit. There I said it. If you have a problem with that statement, then you are wrong.

We all have our dreams, but it’s rare for many of us to ever achieve them. Months ago, I was intrigued by an article on the ADCC website about Royler Gracie’s challenge to Gracie Barra.

It seems that during WWII the U.S. was losing a large number of aircrafts during various missions. Obviously, the job of flying these planes was a treacherous one, and you could assume that the casualty rate was very high. But something else was wrong.

Last night I closed the doors to my strength and conditioning facility for the last time. After over ten years in the same town and the same building, it was time for me to move on to new challenges.

Needless to say I spent the next hour or so tossing ideas around and keep coming up blank.

Since my first Under the Bar article and now after the release of the Under the Bar book I have been asked one question more than any other.

The alarm goes off signaling for me to get my ass up and moving. Today is dynamic squat day and I have to be in the gym by 8:15 to begin the session by 8:30

Risk is one factor that can and will make or break you. There are many types of risks you can take and trying to organize them in an easy way is not as easy as you may think.

We have happened upon a new age of strength and conditioning. I have seen this coming for sometime now but tried to dismiss it as a fad.

Over the past couple years I have seen a shift in the type of questions I receive each day.