THE BARBELL PRESCRIPTION JOURNAL

THE SWIMMING THANG

by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC If swimming is (or might be) your Thang, I can recommend it without reservation. Late last year, I...

KNEES IN THE SQUAT: HINGE!

by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC You have to bend your knees. Sorry if there was any misunderstanding about that. We talk all the...

CANDLES, CAR BATTERIES, AND TIMERS

by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC You use your aerobic system to recharge your anaerobic system. That takes time. In a previous...

THE ARROW OF TIME, THE ROOM OF SHAME, AND THE ATHLETE OF AGING

by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC It's not about the weight on the bar, it's not about how you look. It's not even entirely about...

TRAINING PARTNERS, KITTENS, AND PUPPIES

by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC The coach-athlete system may be complete. But it may not be completely ideal. Lifting by yourself...

Continuing Education and News for the Athlete of Aging

OLDER POSTS

A note to our readers: We have recently reformatted our blog and are working on a new library system for the a huge backlog of content we've produced but never published here. So old and new blog posts are going up at an alarming rate. We'll slow down, eventually.