Powerlifting

The deadlift is the bastard child of powerlifting; it doesn’t get much love. Maybe it’s the fact that the deadlift is less impacted by equipment than are the squat and bench press, so it may require less practice.

We get a lot of questions regarding how to choose openers for powerlifting meets and there are a lot of ways to look at this. Since most veteran powerlifters have their own way of doing things and will probably never read this article, we are not going to address them. What I am going to do is address the lifter that is entering the first powerlifting meet.

“Well, I stand up next to a mountain I chop it down with the edge of my hand.” –Jimi

A lot of my tips are just repeats from everyone else but I think they get overlooked while everyone is looking for the next gear craze or shortcut. Some are gear related and some are raw work.

The number 3 is held in reverence by many people. Of course, the title of this article is in reference to the Roman Empire and where would we be without them?

The circa max phase is a three week squat phase designed to peak you for your contest.

How things have changed. Five years ago, all you ever read were articles on how to use your gear, how to use your bench shirt, squat suit, knee wraps, etc. Now people want articles on how to train without gear. Very strange.

I have been training with Todd Brock for over 12 years now. I first met Todd during my 2 hour road trips to Westside Barbell.

Hot chick with no shirt = good

In the spirit of the 4th of July, we are going to focus on explosive (re: dynamic) training. So listed below are the top 3 cycles for the squat and bench.

For those that don’t know how I train or how I think – it all comes down to one thing; Going Heavy.

If you look at any of the biggest benchers out there, raw or equipped, two things that they all have in common (besides freakish strength) are solid bases from which to bench and great leg drive.