Regular features will return next week

Thank you for bearing with me while I pack up and move. I am (not quite) settled into my new home, and should have non-library internet access by the end of the week. I plan on picking up with my regular features again starting next week. In the meantime, I hope that...

New Rule #9: There is no magic system

Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #9. There is no magic system of exercises, sets, and reps. The authors present two corollaries to...

New Rule #8: Workouts produce adaptations

Every weekend over the next few months, I am going to be examining each of the New Rules of Lifting from Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove’s new book. This is rule #8. A workout is only as good as the adaptations it produces. The idea behind lifting weights is to...