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Why Do We Squat, Bench, Press, and Deadlift?
May 24, 2025
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Think you’re too old to lift? Think again. Strength training isn’t just for the young—it’s the key to staying strong, mobile, and independent as we age. Here’s why barbells might be the most powerful tool for aging well.
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October 11, 2011
A Fivex3 Training Specialty Workshop To benefit the Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation Sunday, October...
October 6, 2011
I have decided to share my training logs with you so you get an idea of exactly what I do when I am not...
September 20, 2011
My goals have certainly changed over the years. To become a professional dancer. (Check.) To become a...
September 9, 2011
For the past 10 weeks, I have had the pleasure of training one of the most determined and hard working...
September 5, 2011
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That’s my plan. Jack Black It took me a long time...
August 30, 2011
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we...
August 23, 2011
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. –...
August 6, 2011
Right now my training program consists of the big lifts – squat, deadlift, press (bench is a work...
July 24, 2011
Recently, I read a letter to the editor in The Baltimore Guide about some very basic things that people...
July 24, 2011
Today, I would like to show you two pictures of myself. Taken exactly twelve months apart. In the first...
July 16, 2011
We are very excited to announce the first in our series of specialty workshops. On August 20th, we will...
July 10, 2011
Now that summer is here, I can share my top five exercises for a flat belly: Close the refrigerator....
July 10, 2011
We want to move, we should move, but when we move our options are limited by our abilities to move well....
June 26, 2011
I am a woman. I own a strength and conditioning facility. So, the subject of “working out”...
June 26, 2011
(I am not a registered dietician nor an expert on nutrition. These are my thoughts about what has worked...
May 22, 2011
Last Friday, I had the privilege of talking with a group of dancers at Towson University. My friend,...
May 21, 2011
(These are in no particular order…but see if you can catch the theme) 1. Eat. And eat Healthy....
May 8, 2011
It’s Mother’s Day. A day to celebrate the woman in your life who not only gave birth to...
May 3, 2011
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to get together with about 200 like-minded individuals,...
April 27, 2011
We have a new article on strength training for women in the May issue of Baltimore’s Child magazine. ...
April 24, 2011
Conquering Pain, Gaining Strength I can’t remember exactly how or when I hurt my back, but I can’t forget...
April 3, 2011
This subject has been covered to death. For a refresher, see here, here, here, here, or here. Suffice...
March 29, 2011
Older folks often think that they are too old to get into the gym and improve their physical condition....
February 15, 2011
Five sets of three. Three sets of five. Whichever way you read it, FiveX3 spells strength. Low reps and...