Training Methods Are Tools: How Much Work Do You Really Need? I began resistance training when I was approximately 13 years old. Over the four decades since, I have trained at nearly every point on the volume-and-intensity spectrum. At times, I trained as often as...

I have a client who began keeping workout journals when he was 18 years old. He is now approaching 50. Those books contain far more than exercises, sets and repetitions. They document goals he pursued, loads he progressed, movements he modified, periods when training...

Many people stop training before their bodies have had enough time to produce the change they expected. After three or four weeks, they may feel that the program is not working. In reality, the nervous system may still be learning the movements, the cardiovascular...

Health is often divided into separate categories. We talk about exercise, nutrition, sleep and stress as if each exists on its own. At DPR, the six Vitality Pillars are designed to work together. Movement is the anchor, not because it is more important than Fuel,...

I started strength training in the mid-1980s. Like many people who began training during that era, my earliest exposure to resistance training came largely through bodybuilding. Programs were organized around body parts: chest, back, shoulders, arms and legs. You...

Most people know they should move more. The harder question is knowing how to move more without overdoing it — and how to choose the type of movement that actually helps your body become more capable. Some people need to walk more. Some need to restore mobility. Some...

One of the most persistent myths in aging and fitness is that muscle loss is inevitable and that meaningful strength gains are no longer possible later in life. The evidence does not support this belief. A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis published in Sports...