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COPD AND THE ATHLETE OF AGING
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Adults with COPD need strength training for all the reasons everybody else needs it--only more so....
LOAD DEM BONES!
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Bone loss is one of the horrors of growing older. But we have an effective medicine for...
THE FOREVER WAR: YOU vs THE PAIN DEMON
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Our approach to the pain of aging is intelligent, careful, informed...and life-altering. I'm...
SHOULD YOU DO OLYMPIC LIFTS?
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC You can and should do Olympic Lifts, IF you meet the three criteria. This essay was subsequently...
ABSOLUTELY FREE
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Nothing can deny you the choice of how to live...and nothing can relieve you of it. In a recent...
YOGA FOR THE ATHLETE OF AGING
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Yoga practice may have beneficial impacts on your physical training, and vice- versa. As promised,...
UPDATE ON HIIT: STILL GOING STRONG
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC High Intensity Interval Training remains a go-to modality for conditioning in older adults. In The...
EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTIN'
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Practicing martial arts is effective self-defense...against time and unhealthy aging. In a recent...
"LIFT WEIGHTS AND PLAY YOUR SPORT"
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Get strong. Then USE your strength. You’ll often hear it said that the athlete should simply “lift...
WEIGHTLESS HANDS IN THE SQUAT.
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC The bar will not roll down your back. I promise. We've talked a lot about the Superman Chest--how...
HOW TO KEEP THE DEADLIFT ON YOUR LEGS: ARMPITS!
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Use this simple cue to bring your lats into the exercise and improve your deadlift. (This article...
DEADLIFT SETUP STEP 3a
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Improve your deadlift setup and execution with this simple fix. (This article was subsequently...
CANDLE, CANDLE, BURNING BRIGHT
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC The Athlete of Aging has resolved to burn more brightly and be more alive—socially, spiritually,...
ACID PITS, FOREARM BONES, AND BARBELLS
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC Optimize your forearm angle and elbow position for a stronger press and bench. Imagine you need to push...
LATE KNEES IN THE SQUAT
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC Attempting to squat on a vertical shank is a common form error. Let's fix it. People think the squat is...
BAR HIGH, HIPS LOW: IMPROVE YOUR SQUAT WITH THIS SIMPLE FIX.
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC An extremely common form error in the squat occurs as one approaches the hole, looking for that...
THE VACATION PROCLAMATION
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC You train to live, not the other way around. Apparently, this is the season of vacations. When one of...
SHOULDERS, MOMENTS, J-HOOKS, AND THE PRESS
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC Try this simple cue to optimize the setup and the bar path of the overhead press. We’ve talked before...
ELBOWS-UP IN THE OVERHEAD PRESS!
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Instead of allowing the hip thrust to drive the shoulders forward under the bar, the elbow drop...
SQUAT EVERY DAY
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC We train these movements because they are the building blocks of human physical performance. We...