Browsing: Strength

Musculoskeletal assessment is a fundamental prerequisite to conditioning and training. I often lecture on its benefits because we know very little about the history of those we train. We know what they tell us, but that often does not include their complete training and injury history.

This is Part II of our series of bodyweight articles. If you missed Part I, click here.

A few square feet of floor and your own body. Enough equipment to get remarkably strong. Also enough equipment to make every mistake on the following list.

Date: October 21, 2026t four minutes of daily strength training can significantly improve mobility and physical function in older adults. After 12 weeks, participants showed meaningful gains in balance, leg strength, and their ability to stand up from a chair, all important factors for maintaining independence and reducing fall risk. Share: FULL STORY

Today you’ll find no shortage of complicated ways to get strong. Apps track your every move, algorithms determine your training split, and a fancy watch tells you the rest. But the Starting Strength program takes a different approach: learn the big barbell lifts, perform them well, recover, add a little weight, and repeat.

Date: October 8, 2026: Just seven strength-training sessions helped obese mice shrink visceral fat cells and reactivate molecular pathways involved in burning stored fat, despite no change in overall body weight. The findings suggest some benefits of resistance exercise may begin long before weight loss becomes visible, though the results still need to be confirmed…

Date: October 2, 2026 Source: The Conversation Summary: Strength training may be one of the most powerful tools for staying independent as you age. Age related muscle loss, known as sarcopenia, can make everyday tasks harder while increasing the risk of falls, fractures, and loss of mobility. Research shows that resistance exercises such as squats,…

Date: September 24, 2026breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles could help explain why people lose strength as they age. Researchers were able to improve muscle strength in an animal model by targeting a key protein, raising hopes that some age-related weakness could eventually be treated. Share: FULL STORY

The physical preparation for wrestling can be complicated by factors like too many tools in a weight room, too little time, and a low level of understanding of program design for performance–especially in such a physically nuanced sport.