Middle Aged Muscles

Tag: Programming

  • Frequency vs Intensity vs Volume

    Go online and start looking at different programs, you’ll notice some have you benching 2x a week, some once, some 4 times, others may have you squatting 2, deadlifting 1 etc… Things would be easier if there was some sort of written rule that just said “squatting twice a week is best” but it doesn’t…

  • What do you do if something isn’t working?

    My last post revolved around a small mistake I made in my programming and what I was doing to fix it. To refresh, I did very little low bar squatting and that which I did, was almost exclusively to a box. When I went to test my low bar squat without a box it didn’t…

  • Changing Weeks / Blocks: How and Why I Use Them

    In past post I’ve outlined the framework for how I write my programs and how I work out. My version of the conjugate method works for me and would likely work for a lot of you (there is no perfect program that works for everyone) but I don’t run it every single week of the…