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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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Better Not Shout, Better Not Cry, You Better Just Squat, and I'm Tellin' You Why.
Holidays wreak havoc on training. Humbug. I've always found it interesting that one of the ways we celebrate our lives is by disrupting...
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.
NEW VIDEO: IT'S FLU SEASON!
It’s Flu Season! Sully discusses the cause, symptoms, and treatment of the flu, and why it’s so important to to get vaccinated.
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...
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...
Video: I Take Iron for Back Pain
Greysteel Vlog: Sully talks about the recent StrengthCon, Triad Festival in Winchester Virginia, Back Pain, and when not to use heroin....
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...