Charles Staley
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EDT: Time Management Meets Weight Training
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
How Often Should I Squat?
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. Last week, an online client of mine posed an interesting question: Why not do the basic lifts more than once a week? → Read More
The Hub and Spoke Method for Attacking Weaknesses
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
How I Was Wrong About Linear Periodization
I was wrong about linear periodization. It's embarassing to look back and see how wrong I was on such a fundamentally important topic. The reason I was wrong involves a key challenge regarding the organization of training for athletes: the development of two or more fitness adaptations over time. → Read More
How I Was Wrong About Linear Periodization
I was wrong about linear periodization. It's embarassing to look back and see how wrong I was on such a fundamentally important topic. The reason I was wrong involves a key challenge regarding the organization of training for athletes: the development of two or more fitness adaptations over time. → Read More
There's Nothing Fancy About Getting Fitter
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. The overwhelming majority of us want to be leaner and stronger. → Read More
5 Ways You're Wasting Your Time in the Gym
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. Trigger Warning: I’m feeling cranky today. Below are my five favorite wastes of time in the gym. → Read More
Microcycle Programming: Organize Your Training Week
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
Bulky Is a Lie: Why Women Need to Lift Weights
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. Many women fear they will become too muscular as a result of strength training. → Read More
Don't Let Your Wants Obscure Your Needs
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
Specificity: It's All About Context
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
Don't Dismiss Machines for Athletic Strength
Smart athletes think not only in terms of effectiveness, but also in terms of efficiency. → Read More
When You’re a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
3 Musts of Athletic Success: Progression, Support, Nutrition
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No-Gimmick Training for Fighters (and All Athletes)
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From Thin, to Fat, to Fit: Coaches Are People, Too
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
3 Microstrategies for Intelligent Progression
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. This week I thought I’d share a few strength training workout strategies I’ve never mentioned in print before. → Read More
Are You Working Hard Enough to Succeed?
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. A Fundamental Question If you had to pick just one of the following options, which one would you choose? → Read More
9 Exercise Tweaks for Strength, Size, and Mobility
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More
Need to Train Things You Hate? Try Temptation Bundling
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below this article. → Read More