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Ever Grateful, Never Satisfied
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC I'm just finishing an individualized three-month block periodization cycle. I did my conditioning month...
How to Shorten Your Legs Without a Hacksaw
For athletes with long legs, artificially "shortening" the legs may be necessary for the deadlift. Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC In...
Barbell Training is the Fountain of Youth
Fitness after fifty is possible, and strength is the key. Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC As we age, we lose fitness—power, stamina,...
New Video: Become a Tower of Power!
At the top of the deadlift, you must become an unbending Tower of Power, with all the forces acting vertically. This position strengthens...
Athletes vs. The Word Police
Jonathon M. Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC If you train like an athlete, you're an athlete. Every now and then, somebody tries to take us to...
The Zeroth Rep (Don't Be a Dork!)
The Omega Rep is the process by which the bar is properly returned to the rack at the end of the set. Sully describes how the proper...
THE ZEROTH REP
In many ways, the most important rep of the set is the one you never log--the ZEROTH rep, the one in which the bar is unracked and...
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN WORKOUT!
We're hunkered down, locked down, feeling down. Many of us work out in commercial gym spaces and suddenly we're without access to our...
Research Review #3 w. Dr. John Petrizzo
Drs. Jonathon Sullivan of Greysteel and John Petrizzo of the exercise science faculty of Adelphi University discuss papers on...
CREATINE
Sully talks about creatine, one of the few supplements he recommends for the Athlete of Aging training for strength.
Precision, Balance, and the Deadlift
As we discussed in a recent short video on the Greysteel Channel, barbell training is a precision activity. Precision is an interesting...
On Mindfulness
Jonathon M. Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Mindfulness is an essential attribute for any athlete, and for any fully developed human being....
STRONGER MEDICINE: Interview with Dr. Julian Donovan
Check out this new podcast from my colleague across the pond, Dr. Julian Donovan. In this episode, we talk about how an aging meatball ER...
New Video: Type 2 Diabetes, Part I
In the first part of our series on Type 2 Diabetes, Sully explains what it is, how it happens, and why it seems to be getting worse.
New Video: Five Nutrition Tips
Sully reveals five hacks the Athlete of Aging can use TODAY to improve nutrition for health and performance.
New Video: Camp Q&A 2019 Part II
Greysteel Coach Jonathon Sullivan MD PhD and Black Iron Coach Chris Kurisko SSC answer questions at the QA held after the Starting...
The Bench Press Prescription
Sully explains how the bench press meets our criteria for a strength training exercise and our exercise medicine criteria.
Just Do This One Weird Trick. Yes. I Really Said That.
As the New Year really gets underway, we're going to talk a bit more about nutrition. Starting Strength's beloved Robert Santana and...
THUMBLESS GRIP FOR THE COMPLEATE IDIOTE
In this video, from our Greysteel Channel, Sully discusses all the reasons for using the thumbless grip, and why none of them make a damn...