Powerlifting
WATCH: Table Talk — Training Changes at 50 Years Old
Since retiring from powerlifting in 2005, Dave has tried a lot of different approaches to his training. There's one clear winner.
WATCH: Table Talk — Using Specialty Bars for Dynamic Effort Work
Can you alternate specialty bars for different dynamic effort waves? What about for different weeks within the same wave?
WATCH: Table Talk — The Most Important Quality of a Great Coach
It isn't the number of competitions they've won or what degrees they have that can tip you off to who's good and who's not. There are three types of coaches in this industry and you need to be able to tell them apart.
WATCH: Table Talk — How to Run a Three-Day Conjugate Training Split
Due to time constraints or an inability to recover optimally, many lifters seek an alternative to the traditional template. The question isn't whether or not you can use a modified split, but whether or not your results will be optimal.
Strength 101 from Westside Barbell
If people would take their heads out of their asses and set their egos aside, they would see that what Louie teaches has nothing to do with multi-ply powerlifting.
WATCH: Table Talk — Straight Line or Arched Bar Path in the Bench Press
No matter which style you use, there's one rule with your wrists and elbows you always have to follow.
WATCH: Table Talk — Too Much Science?
There are two types of people when it comes to using science in training. Don't be the first kind.
WATCH: Table Talk — Method Muppets
There are people who have been in the gym for two years or less and now they have their own method. What's the method? Tying their shoes and walking through the gym?
WATCH: Table Talk — Should You Train Assistance Movements to Failure?
For a powerlifter on a conjugate or Westside style program, you first need to make sure you know the role of each exercise you're doing. This will give you direction on how close to failure to train.
Top Training Tips For Advanced Lifters — Technique, Injury Scale, and Shutting It Down
There's no doubt that there are times when you have to push through because you're just not “into it” but there are other times when you really need to shut it down. The trick is knowing the difference.
WATCH: Table Talk — The 3 Most Impressive Things Dave Has Seen at the S4 Compound
The mind-blowing lifts and accomplishments that have occurred in the S4 are too numerous to recount, but there are a few that stick out in Dave's mind.
WATCH: Table Talk — The Three Best Conditioning Tools for Powerlifters
Conditioning doesn't have to be complicated or require expensive equipment. These are the best options for a powerlifter.