Going to keep this one quick today. I’m actually driving back to my stomping grounds today – central NY – to take part in what should be an awesome event at my alma mater this weekend: State University of New York at Cortland.
Myself, Lou Schuler, Dr. Mike Roussell, John Gaglione, and Dr. Cassandra Forsythe are all speaking at the SUNY Cortland Strength Symposium tomorrow and I’m excited for two reasons.
1. This is a HUGE deal for Cortland. Last year I was honored to be invited back to campus to hang out and to speak to the student body, and it turned out to be a well received event. But that was just little ol’ me, and I’m not even that cool.
This year, though……Cortland upped the ante and the caliber of speakers they’re bringing in is sick. Hell, if I weren’t speaking myself I’d want to sit in on the action.
2. Heading back to Cortland also allows me to make the trek home (Groton, NY) and spend some time with my family which I rarely ever get to do. They’ll be hugs and laughter and a lot of catching up. But more importantly:
MA…..MEATLOAF! I WANT IT!!!!!
Before I head out I wanted to make sure I left you with this week’s stuff you read while you’re pretending to work. You didn’t think I’d leave you hanging did you? Come on….give me some credit!
Bench Press More in 4 Weeks – Greg Robins
Well, well, well…..look who made their first appearance on T-Nation this morning!?!?! Why it’s fellow CP coach, Greg Robins!
Greg is a phenomenal coach. I should know, I see him in action every day.
As much as you’d like to think so, you don’t need some long-lost Russian text or smelling salts to bench press more.
If that’s what you’re doing, you’re making it more complicated than it has to be.
This was a fantastic article if for nothing else for the practical advice.
Why Rep Ranges Are a Sham – Mike Samuels
I thought this was a cool way of thinking outside the box, and something I’ve toyed with in the past myself.
Of Note: the next time a woman mentions how she’s “scared” to perform low-rep strength training for fear of growing an Adam’s Apple, show her this article and how she can manipulate reps (more specifically, time) so that won’t happen. It’s not going to happen either way, but this article will at least provide some science to back it up.
Your Taste Doesn’t Matter – Jason Lengstorf
Not a fitness themed blog by any means (it’s about coffee), but still relevant in many ways.
I can think back to how many times I’ve rolled my eyes whenever someone tells me that they’re preferred mode of exercise is jogging, yoga, Zumba, or pretend light-saber battles.
Actually, that last one is pretty baller.
Anyways, if someone wasn’t making a concerted effort to lift some appreciable weight on a consistent basis, I’d always try to convince him or her why not doing so was the worst thing since, well, anything by Taylor Swift.
The fact of the matter is: sometimes, just like people’s coffee preferences, many could care less about their squat total or how much they bench press. Rather than chastise them for their lack of coffee and/or workout taste/etiquette…..why not just embrace that they like what they like? It’s not the end of world.
