Here is Mel Siff’s response to someone relating a story of cutting calories and not losing bodyfat/weight - a common anecdotal claim! *** This is something that we hear so often. Let’s examine this assertion ...

I am a novice powerlifter and I train and compete raw (no wraps, no suits, no belt) and I was wondering what I should be doing with my abs during the squat. Should I be ...

There are many years of fantastic scientific information by Mel Siff available for free at his Supertraining Group - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Supertraining/ and the best of these has been posted at www.melsiff.com Someone recently asked for more ...

BACK TO PILATES In his system, Pilates stressed the importance of using fewer sets of few repetitions of compound movements that require significant motor skill and coordination (like well-organised strength training!), as opposed to the ...