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The ACSM just updated their resistance training guidelines for the first time in over 15 years, and what the headlines say and what the document actually says are two different things.

 "I've said you cannot outlift being an asshole, your numbers are going to get you attention, that's not what lasts".

Every system in the human body... is highly affected by movement and movement has a Tipping Point that is either going to be anabolic or catabolic depending on which side of the Tipping Point you are too much or too little".

 "You learn very quickly that any idiot can get somebody tired, but it takes a skilled, professional coach to get somebody better."

"The pain generator is the tissue that's basically screaming out and say 'Hey I'm toast i'm done,' with the idea being that with treatment any treatment should be for the purpose of reducing load on that tissue."

"While a calorie deficit is typically necessary to lose fat, rapid body recomposition—gaining muscle while losing fat—is primarily achievable for beginners, individuals with obesity, those using steroids, or athletes recovering from an injury."

"Hopefully by the end of this video, not only are you going to be better at performing your dips and chin-ups, but you're going to be doing them in a way that allows you to get better carryover to the other things that you're doing outside of these lifts."

The bar doesn't care about your program. It cares about what's between your ears. Dave Tate breaks down 10 mental skills he learned over 20+ years of competition, from identity and visualization to the composure that saved his career at the 1999 IPA Worlds.

"Powerlifting is a one-man sport right when you're on the platform, but I think it's the epitome of a team sport because it takes more than just you to get you to that point.

Everyone’s resume looks the same—until it doesn’t. Ashley Jones breaks down how small lies, missing details, and weak standards can cost you your next coaching opportunity.

In Programming for Success 2026, Ashley Jones outlines a hybrid Conjugate and 5/3/1 training system that blends power, strength, and hypertrophy into a structured three-week pendulum cycle. Designed for 3–4 training days per week, the program targets squat, hinge, and upper body push variations while reinforcing balance with supplemental pulls and CARE work.

You're thirty years old, you track everything, and your labs look like a disaster. Before your doctor puts you on a protocol you don't need, read this.