You’ve heard the following saying:

“The only guarantees in life are death and taxes.”

A fairly accurate – yet depressing – statement.

If you’ve been in the powerlifting and strength training world for an appreciable amount of time, the previous statement should be amended to:

“The only guarantees in life are death, taxes and my knees are going to feel creakier than a 148 year-old rusted door hinge.”

If you’ve never experienced the dull ache bombarding the area just above or below – or if you’...