Maximizing the SAID Principle

The SAID principle is one of the fundamental principles of any physical training. The acronym stands for Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. What this means is that the body will change and adapt to whatever stimulus you give it. For instance, if you perform...

Advanced Techniques for the Average Lifter

There is a large number of trainees who actually want to be fit across a broad range of fitness indicators – they want to be strong, they want to be fast, agile, flexible, and they want to have endurance. It goes without saying that the athlete and the...

How Much Should You Be Training?

How much should you be training to achieve optimal gains? Too much and you will burn out, but too little and you won’t challenge your body enough to make it change.   Overtraining is a very common problem among new lifters, and even experienced ones. It is easy...