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THE MYTH OF 'MAINTENANCE'
Throughout your training career, the rate of progress will show different types of expression. In your very first year of training, you...
Oliver Sifkovits
Mar 30
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THE END PRODUCT
There comes a time in your training where the honeymoon period of weigthtlifting is over, where putting weight on the bar becomes harder,...
Oliver Sifkovits
Jan 18
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RESETTING YOUR TRAINING? START HERE!
Across our lifting career, we are going to encounter setbacks in our training several times: illness, work travel, dog getting ill, cat...
Oliver Sifkovits
Dec 9, 2024
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THE BARBELL ROW
Among all barbell movements, pulling is the one which has arguably the least importance in an overall strength program. However, we claim...
Oliver Sifkovits
Sep 7, 2024
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GETTING STRONGER IN YOUR 60's
Once you enter your 60’s, you really haven’t got any time to waste. Things at this stage do not get any easier. You have several decades...
Oliver Sifkovits
Jul 22, 2024
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THE BACK PAIN CURE?
The argument of deadlifts being a "dangerous" exercise for the back is somehow not going away. Instagram, facebook, youtube, and GP...
Oliver Sifkovits
Jul 14, 2024
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PRECISION
Anyone with the tiniest bit of understanding about movement can come up with hundreds of exercise varitations in their training....
Oliver Sifkovits
May 24, 2024
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GOING EASY: REALLY?
One of the most valuable lessons which strength training can teach you is that a new version of YOU is waiting around the corner every...
Oliver Sifkovits
May 11, 2024
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LOCKING OUT THE PRESS
There is still an immeasurable amount of false information present on why overhead pressing is a “dangerous” exercise as it supposedly...
Oliver Sifkovits
Apr 20, 2024
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BOX SQUATS
Technique is the number one element for squatting big weights. To add complexity to this subject, the squat is the most technical of all...
Oliver Sifkovits
Apr 16, 2024
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MENOPAUSE: THE ROLE OF STRENGTH TRAINING AND NUTRITION DURING THE CHANGE
Menopause is a crucial period in every woman's life as it marks the complete cessation of sex hormone production in her body. Of...
Oliver Sifkovits
Apr 9, 2024
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SQUAT DEPTH
When it comes to squatting, determining the depth to which the lifter should go to is of highest importance. First, this creates a...
Oliver Sifkovits
Mar 20, 2024
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BENCH PRESS BAR PATH
There has been an ongoing discussion on the correct bar path in the bench press ever since this exercise has existed. The following...
Oliver Sifkovits
Mar 17, 2024
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DECONSTRUCTING THE DEADLIFT
The deadlift is one of those exercises that appears as simple to perform as stirring the spoon in your morning coffee. However, to your...
Oliver Sifkovits
Mar 5, 2024
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TO ROUND OR NOT TO ROUND?
It is one of the most important questions in the field of strength training: Should your lower back be allowed to round in the squat and...
Oliver Sifkovits
Feb 15, 2024
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TOP SETS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The concept of Top Sets has been a well-established tool in the box of serious lifters for several decades. Before we get into the...
Oliver Sifkovits
Jan 17, 2024
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SQUAT: THE BASICS
There is arguably no other exercise on the planet that displays the complexity of human strength and performance better than the barbell...
Oliver Sifkovits
Dec 15, 2023
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THREE REASONS TO DEADLIFT
The deadlift is hands down the simplest barbell movement on the planet. After getting into the starting position, we pick the bar up off...
Oliver Sifkovits
Oct 21, 2023
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YOUR STRENGTH NEEDS YOU
It's now or never. The time of hesitation is over. Whether we like it or not, physical strength is the most important thing for keeping...
Oliver Sifkovits
Sep 27, 2023
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FOLLOWING THROUGH - THE SECRET TO A STRONG PRESS
As simple as the press may look on the outside, it is indeed a very technical movement whose success stands and falls with the ability to...
Oliver Sifkovits
Sep 6, 2023
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