Deloading: Back Off to Get Bigger, Part 1

By Skyler Zarndt MS, ATC, CSCS As the Holidays approach, I find myself tinkering with my current lifting program, trying to schedule my lifts around the hectic schedule that awaits me at the end of the month.  Between traveling, family time, more traveling, and then some more traveling on top of that, this time of… Continue reading Deloading: Back Off to Get Bigger, Part 1

Central Nervous System Fatigue

By Skyler Zarndt MS, ATC, CSCS As I was talking to one of my co-workers today after his heavy deadlift session, the topic of Central Nervous System (CNS) fatigue came up as a topic.  What prefaced this topic was his horrendous attempts at weights near 90% of his 1 Rep Max.  And when I say “horrendous,”… Continue reading Central Nervous System Fatigue