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Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 60
Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 60 From OTPbooks.com: Here’s a quick link to our new Dan John category. Resolve...

Vince McConnell: Training at 50 (or 20) and Beyond
Success in training at 50 and beyond is about understanding basic principles and learning the best ways to implement them on a consistent basis. Written from the perspective of one who ...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 59
Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 59 From OTPbooks.com this week: Last week Dan sent a few goblet squat links, so to wrap that up, here’s Dan...

Marc Halpern: A Nutrition Plan that Works
About 15 years ago, I lost 70 pounds. I’ve spent the years since figuring out how I did it. The resulting system comes from years of reverse engineering what works when it comes to a ...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 58
Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 58 From OTPbooks.com this week: Hacking the Hip Hinge, with Charlie Weingroff and Mark Cheng First, a very Merry Ch...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 57
Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 57 From OTPbooks.com this week: Sue Falsone uses yoga moves for strength, stability and mobility. Here’s ho...

Sue Falsone: Yoga for Strength
From October 2013 to October 2014, I took a sabbatical—a break from the daily grind of work to figure out what I wanted to do and where I wanted to do it. I took many continuing educa...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 56
Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 56 From OTPbooks.com this week: Footsteps in Our Iron History, Leroy Colbert, RIP It was fun to watch Stanford beat...

Footsteps of Our History: Leroy Colbert, RIP
I hesitantly engaged the buzzer, heard its ring in the not-too-distant ‘back room,’ and in a few minutes Leroy Colbert appeared, arms and all. I thought I’d faint from amazement. ...

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 55
Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 55 From the OTP Content Files: Click here to read Gray Cook discussing how he whittled his ten movement principl...

Greg Dea: Volleyball Shoulder Injuries
Approximately 43% of volleyball athletes will have shoulder pain in any competition week. You’re not supposed to have pain in your shoulder when you play volleyball. It’s common, bu...