Author: Aleks Salkin
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Improve your recovery for faster gains
“It doesn’t matter how much work you can do – it matters how much work you can recover from.”– Geoff Neupert Read the above line again. Then again. Then ask yourself: Am I recovering properly after my training? Or maybe even, Do I KNOW how to recover properly after my training? Most of us aren’t recovering…
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It’s Hip To Grip
“Many of the old school strongmen used to claim that hand strength was the ‘last thing to go’, and I well believe it.”– Paul Wade, author of and The secret to “Old Man Strength” In my humble opinion, nothing in the world of strength training is as exciting or as misunderstood as grip strength. Shake hands with any man or…
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It’s Not About the Bell
3 Lessons from Assisting at RKC Israel “Well, congratulations, Aleks. You passed.” My Team Leader, Cortez Hull, shook my hand from across the table where he and his assistants sat, almost an hour after the October 2010 RKC certification had ended and nearly all the participants (save for my team) were gone. I’d been waiting with baited breath, hoping for good…
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Little things add up
Every bit as true for your training as it is for your daily life. If you don’t want… * the hard work* the difficulty* the sacrifice* the re-arranged priorities* the focus* the improved diet* the regular, incremental increase in daily physical movement* the patient dedication* the consistent discipline* the slow and steady march boldly forward Then you don’t want…* The results It’s as simple as that. No amount…
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Old school health and strength done right
Keep it simple, stupid! Remember that time when you… * Ate healthy and simply – mostly plants and animals, with plenty of water, and kept the junk food to a minimum?* Trained consistently at something you enjoyed and that challenged you but still allowed you to succeed and grow stronger and fitter through time?* Slept 8 hours a…