The legendary Russian powerlifting coach Boris Sheiko once remarked, “he who trains more—lifts more.” For the most part, I agree with that statement, as many of the articles on this blog attest to, but you also have to put things into the proper context in order to understand them. Sheiko’s statement is quite a loaded thing for many lifters when they first hear/read it. This is especially true if you’ve spent the majority of your time—either on the Internet or in the pages of a magazine—reading articles written by Western (particularly American) writers/trainers. And it’s even more true if you’ve gotten great results from heavy, infrequent training using a lot of the Western methods. First, let’s look at an overview of training in general, then I’ll discuss a little about my own personal success with programs such as Sheiko and similar “Russian-style” programs for those of you interested in actually usin...
Essays on Old-School Strength Training, Classic Bodybuilding, Traditional Martial Arts, and Budo Philosophy