When people use the term “lean” body, what are they commonly referring to?

When people use the term “lean” body, they commonly refer to the superficial look of a thin individual. However, some…

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Pain & Exercise: Rehabilitating Muscular Imbalances

Do not make the mistake of over-emphasizing the diagnosis and correction of minute muscular imbalances (MMI) for lifting efficiency or…

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Writing Strength Training Program For My Trainees: A Brief Review

An effective strength training program prioritizes the musculoskeletal capacity and its limitations, and the manner in which it functions and interacts with other organ systems: physiology.

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Squatting 0 to 100 Kilograms in 100 Days

Here’s my trainee Anoop squatting 100 kilograms x 5 repetitions. He’s gone from 0 to 100 kilograms in 100 days.

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Barbell Squats – The Treatment for Lower Back Pain

Here’s me (Macedonio) squatting 374 lbs (170 kilos) x 7 Repetitions WITHOUT A LIFTING BELT. This is not only an…

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Squat Technique: Setting Correct Joint Angles

Here’s a video of my trainee Neha squatting 110 lbs (50 kgs) x 5 Repetition Maximum with optimum technique. Neha didn’t…

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Strength Training: The Process

Here’s my trainee Ebrahim squatting 220 lbs (100 kilograms) x 5 Repetition Maximum. At our first meeting Ebrahim and I discussed…

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Lifting heavy weights isn’t only about displaying one’s strength. It is the reflection of one’s physiological adaptation.

Lifting heavy weights isn’t only about displaying one’s strength. It is the reflection of one’s physiological adaptation. What is this…

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Children’s Health: Effects of Fitness Events/Activities on Physical Growth and Development – Part I

Time and again I have spoken about stopping “excessive” aerobic (cardiovascular) exertion because it will never benefit you from a health stand-point.…

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Women’s Health: Osteoporosis and the Optimal Resistance Training Method to Strengthen the Bones

There is always a pattern to our physiological functions. Nothing is random. Non-stop functions occur throughout our body during the…

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