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ON MASTERY.
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Mastery is essential to self-actualization. But all routes to Mastery are predicated upon physical...
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...
THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Pauses aren't fun, and they aren't cool, but they often work wonders. During Q&A and Livestreams...
STOP THE BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SQUAT
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Stopping the bar and switching from thataway in the groove to thisaway in the groove is not...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
THIS TOO SHALL PASS. SO KEEP TRAINING.
Training is hard. It's hard for everybody. It's hard for me, that's for sure. And sometimes, it's harder than usual. When the training...
Ever Upward and Onward: Training in the 10th Decade of Life
(Last week, we published the YouTube profile of Greysteel athlete John C. linked above. Here is a more detailed profile of this amazing...
Greysteel Channel #12 is Up!
Hey all, I just published our newest installment on the Greysteel Channel. This is not one of our produced videos, but rather the lecture...
GS Channel #3: How We Age
Just returned from a brief but warm December sojourn in Arizona, back to the freezing tundra of Michigan, barely in time to publish our...
Planning for Catastrophe
Last week, we lost the peerless poet, songwriter, novelist, and performer Leonard Cohen. Aged 82, Cohen was battling cancer and looking...
Everybody Needs a Coach
About a year ago, I called up this guy I know, a Master's Athlete, very strong and knowledgeable about lifting, to discuss a few business...
Easy Doesn't Work
After decades of dominance by aerobics and "cardio," strength has made a comeback. Even some doctors have begun to catch up with the...
I Take Iron for Back Pain
Strength Training is the the treatment of choice for chronic low back pain. Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Back pain is ubiquitous...