Send us a text We weigh the tradeoffs between chasing lifetime PRs and training to stay strong for decades, then land on a simple rule: let longevity set the frame and let smart, contextual PRs keep you hungry. Strain becomes the guide—enough challenge to adapt, not enough to break. • setting longevity as the framework and performance as fuel • defining “strain” as appropriate challenge across sports and life • redefining PRs by age, bodyweight, and context • building capacity: gas tank, bon...
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Send us a text We weigh the tradeoffs between chasing lifetime PRs and training to stay strong for decades, then land on a simple rule: let longevity set the frame and let smart, contextual PRs keep you hungry. Strain becomes the guide—enough challenge to adapt, not enough to break. • setting longevity as the framework and performance as fuel • defining “strain” as appropriate challenge across sports and life • redefining PRs by age, bodyweight, and context • building capacity: gas tank, bon...
When Your Body Says No but Your Heart Says Nationals
The Masters Athlete Survival Guide
1 hour 8 minutes
4 months ago
When Your Body Says No but Your Heart Says Nationals
Send us a text Scott Fike shares his journey toward the USS Masters National Strongman Competition and why this might be his last year competing at this level despite his previous success as a silver medalist. • Training for five grueling events including a 650-pound yoke carry, 550-pound frame carries, frame deadlifts, bag throws, and log clean and press • Working around significant shoulder injuries that doctors warn will eventually require replacement • The importance of having a supporti...
The Masters Athlete Survival Guide
Send us a text We weigh the tradeoffs between chasing lifetime PRs and training to stay strong for decades, then land on a simple rule: let longevity set the frame and let smart, contextual PRs keep you hungry. Strain becomes the guide—enough challenge to adapt, not enough to break. • setting longevity as the framework and performance as fuel • defining “strain” as appropriate challenge across sports and life • redefining PRs by age, bodyweight, and context • building capacity: gas tank, bon...
