Powerlifting

There are two types of people when it comes to using science in training. Don't be the first kind.

If you wait for the perfect training cycle before doing a meet, you aren't a powerlifter. You should stop calling yourself one and instead start saying you like training the squat, bench press, and deadlift.

Now that this series has covered the insight of a powerlifting judge for the squat and the bench press, we move to discuss the knowledge we can gain regarding the final lift of the meet: the deadlift.

I finished 7/9 with a 799 squat, 424 bench, and 815 deadlift (raw with wraps). That was good enough for a 2039 total and an all-time world record in the 198-pound weight class, plus a 592 Wilks and best overall lifter.

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?

How and when should you perform assistance exercises? What protocols are used for assistance work? Should exercises be changed or rotated? What about bands, chains, and specialty bars?

Mental toughness and strength are no different than physical traits. They can be trained and improved, if you're ready.

All that the S4 embodied—all the history, all the depth of meaning, all the blood, sweat, tears, sacrifice and giving—will live on as those traits come to life and are reborn with S5.

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.

Team Nebobarbell and I went to Murfeesboro, Tennessee, where I took a crack at one of my competition bucket list lifts.

I want to introduce you to Brian, also known as Spartandeadlifter950 on Instagram, driven by his elite instincts and self-reliance.

Raw classic or single-ply? 181 or 198? And what about my hand? There are still a lot of questions to be answered.