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Beta-Alanine for the Athlete of Aging?
by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC Beta-alanine is a popular ergogenic supplement, known for the distinct tingly sensation it causes...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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...
YOU CAN DO THIS: TRAINING WITH PARKINSON'S
Greysteel Athlete Dan McEachin talks about his experience training with Parkinson's disease.
SQUAT CAMP Q&A PART I
From the squat camp in Farmington held by the Michigan Strength Conspiracy in May 2018. Coaches Kurisko and Sullivan discuss preparing...
HYPERTENSION #3: LIFESTYLE FACTORS
The Greysteel Channel has the third and final installment of our series on hypertension. As is always the case with medicine, there's...
Ann and Carson Rock the USSF Fall Classic!
On October 28, 2017, at Kratos Strength and Conditioning in Evanston IL, Greysteel Athletes Ann and Carson competed in the US...
Volume and the Master
Recently I published an article on Starting Strength on the use of volume in strength programming for Masters. In this article, my...
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...
Standing Up to Acting Old: Ann B.
A senior citizen uses barbell training to reverse the life-limiting affects of weakness. For 4 years, Ann B., a 75-year-old retired...