by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC The push and the pull are the Yin and Yang of the deadlift. They both have to be there, in the right proportion, and that balance must be more finely tuned as the lift gets heavier. Deadlifts, cleans, and snatches: we call them “pulls”—and they are. You are literally pulling the bar off the floor to lockout on the thighs, on the shoulders, or overhead. But that’s only half the story. They’re also pushes. And if you don’t balance the push

by Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC, PBC You use your aerobic system to recharge your anaerobic system. That takes time. In a previous post, I waxed all philosophical and existential, using the analogy of the candle-clock to noodle out some musings on being, temporality, and our human potential as Athletes of Aging. I am prone to these attacks of philosophical pretension from time to time. This week, I’m going to stick with the candle analogy, but I’m going to bring it down to