Faster Healing

I’ve been fortunate enough to stay healthy and injury free for most of my 25 years+ in this lifting game. But when it rains, it pours, and 8 weeks ago, I had surgery for my third muscle rupture in 5 years. Snapped my left biceps in ’21 trying to deadlift 300 kg x 6. My […]

Intermittent Fasting and Lifting: Finally, A Study

Finally, the first study on intermittent fasting and weight training has arrived. Thank God. I have been waiting since 2006 to find out. My body is ready.  The title of the study is Time-restricted feeding in young men performing resistance training: A randomized controlled trial. I previously mentioned it in Intermittent Fasting: Where Are We Now? and now that the paper […]

Deadlifting Update and Competition Live Stream

Since the last post I wrote, I’ve acquired a much better understanding of barbells and their impact on lifting performance. For the advanced lifter, the barbell will either make or break your deadlifting experience, as I found out in my case. About a month ago, my gym obtained two Eleiko barbells; one standard training bar […]