THREE REASONS TO DEADLIFT
The deadlift is hands down the simplest barbell movement on the planet. After getting into the starting position, we pick the bar up off...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Sep 27
YOUR STRENGTH NEEDS YOU
It's now or never. The time of hesitation is over. Whether we like it or not, physical strength is the most important thing for keeping...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Sep 6
FOLLOWING THROUGH - THE SECRET TO A STRONG PRESS
As simple as the press may look on the outside, it is indeed a very technical movement whose success stands and falls with the ability to...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Aug 12
KEEPING YOUR BACK RIGID IN THE SQUAT
The back serves as a fundamental part of our body to protect our spine, keep our posture upright, and being involved in any movement we...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Jul 13
CALORIES FOR INJURY PREVENTION
Strength training is at large still a poorly understood concept in the realms of leisure sport. Most people associate going to the gym...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Jun 3
ALL EYES ON...THE PRESS
They eyes are an important body part in any strength exercise. Why? The eyes lead the movement of the head - and the head leads the...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Apr 5
HABITS
Strength training is a process which heavily relies on precision. The amount of exercises are - for various reasons - rather limited. The...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Mar 9
BREATHING: THE BASICS
Breathing is bracing. Bracing means greater tension. Greater tension means greater strength. Greater strength means better results. The...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Feb 12
WARMING UP FOR YOUR LIFTS
Warming up for strength training is not what you think it is. The literature will make you believe that you need to "warm-up" your body...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Jan 25
WHY YOU NEED TO LEAN BACK IN THE PRESS
Pressing overhead is hard. Very hard. The reason for the Press being a rather unpopular and underused exercise is because of this: One,...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Jan 4
THE CRUCIAL TIME OF BEING A NOVICE
Let's get straight to the point: Strength training is a simple, uncomplicated process: train regularly, eat enough to recover well, and...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Nov 18, 2022
WEIGHTLIFTING SHOES: WHY YOU NEED THEM
This blog deals with a simple and short message on why anyone serious about strength training should get a pair of weightlifting shoes. 1...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Nov 3, 2022
HOW TO INSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR PRESS
Things that make an instant impact are great. We love them in our gym. Below is a cue I have found terribly useful for enhancing the...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Oct 25, 2022
THE LATS IN THE BENCH PRESS
When it comes to optimizing movement technique, understanding the finer details of human anatomy is essential. Muscles are the...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Oct 19, 2022
KNEES IN THE SQUAT
Much has been said about the potential injury risks that squats pose for the knees. Most arguments advocating this standpoint, however,...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Oct 3, 2022
WHY YOU NEED TO WEAR A BELT
In order to obtain maximum performance on our lifts, we want to achieve the highest level of stability possible. Together with a pair of...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Sep 19, 2022
YOU NEED TO GET STRONG TO LEARN THIS
Many times in life have we heard that we ought to "learn from our mistakes". A well-intended credo calling for action to make positive...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Aug 30, 2022
MANAGING YOUR TIME OUTSIDE THE GYM
Our week has 168 hours. Of those 168, we spend on average 3h in the gym - which is less than 2% of the total time we have available to...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Aug 14, 2022
STRENGTH TRAINING FOR THE ELDERLY
If there is one part of the population that benefits from lifting weights the most, it has to be the elderly. Let's clarify and soberly...
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Oliver Sifkovits
- Jul 31, 2022
BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION FIRST
Society has in the last decades changed into a direction where the need for instant gratification has become the norm. Results have to...
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