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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
Missiles, Launch Pads, Training, and Precision
Some of my athletes have heard me using an elaborate "cue" lately. I've told some of them to think of the descending (eccentric) phase of...
The Deadlift Prescription
Wherein Sully explains how the deadlift meets our exercise prescription and strength training criteria. The deadlift is powerful medicine.
SQUAT CAMP Q&A PART III
From the squat camp in Farmington Hills held by the Michigan Strength Conspiracy in May 2018. Coaches Kurisko and Sullivan discuss...
YOU CAN DO THIS: TRAINING WITH PARKINSON'S
Greysteel Athlete Dan McEachin talks about his experience training with Parkinson's disease.
Eggs: Yes Have Some!
We posted our newest video, Greysteel #17, on YouTube last week, and it's been very well-received. In this video, Sully talks about the...
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...
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...