Health
I Did It, But At What Cost
It's a little after 3:00 p.m. You're just walking out of an office building after seeing a doctor. Your life isn't what it was just hours ago. In the blink of an eye, everything changed. And what the doctor said came with a weight that was like a mountain on your shoulders.
By Jason Mortonabout a month ago in Men
Plate Carriers Are Now Memes
Plate carriers are now memes. Devoid of all meaning and practicality, they have become nothing more than a symbol. A symbol of what, though? Protection? Rarely. Most often in the modern world, we see them being ill-fitting, worn incorrectly, of low quality, and often with foam plates or no plates at all (anyone who has had to wear one or fit someone for a plate carrier can tell)—and being worn in contexts that rarely serve their intended purpose. They are more often than not used as an intimidation tactic by those who can no longer own firearms.
By Atomic Historian2 months ago in Men
Sleep and Recovery for Masters Powerlifters
Most masters lifters know they need to recover better. They also know what that means in the abstract — sleep more, manage stress, don't train seven days a week. What most of them don't know is how to actually prioritize this without feeling like they're doing less.
By Aint Dead Yet MF4 months ago in Men
Small Victories
Some people write thoughtful, planned prose. Others express themselves through poetry that flows from deeply intellectual ponderings. Then there are writers like me. “Stream of Consciousness” is too gentle for my style. “Raging River Rantings” is more accurate. It is not that I write angrily, but that as a violent river flows unpredictably, so also my thoughts move to and fro in seemingly disconnected ways. They link but occasionally splash bystanders in the process.
By Mack D. Ames4 months ago in Men
How to Return to Powerlifting After Injury When You're Over 50
Every long-term powerlifter has been here. Something goes wrong. Maybe it was a specific incident — a lift that went badly, a pop you heard, a moment you knew immediately was not good. Maybe it was gradual — weeks of something wrong that finally became something that needed to be addressed.
By Aint Dead Yet MF4 months ago in Men
How to Keep Squatting With Bad Knees
At some point in a long powerlifting career, your knees will have opinions about what you are doing. For most masters powerlifters the conversation about knees is not "should I squat?" — the answer to that is still yes — but "how do I keep squatting when my knees are telling me something needs to change?"
By Aint Dead Yet MF4 months ago in Men
How Often Should Masters Powerlifters Train?
Training frequency is one of the variables masters lifters get most wrong. Some train too much — five or six days per week running programs written for twenty-five-year-old competitors with unlimited recovery resources. They grind themselves down, accumulate injury, and wonder why progress has stalled.
By Aint Dead Yet MF4 months ago in Men
Weight Class Strategy for Masters Powerlifters
Weight class selection is one of the least discussed and most consequential decisions in competitive powerlifting. Most lifters pick a weight class in their first meet, stay there by default, and never revisit the decision. Some cut weight aggressively because that is what the stronger lifters seem to do. Some walk around fifteen pounds over their class and wonder why they are getting outlifted by smaller people.
By Aint Dead Yet MF4 months ago in Men
