Powerlifting

I have never witnessed a singular item more capable of disrupting a training session than the cell phone. There's a better alternative that gives all the benefits of technology with none of the downside.

For this article I'm going to go through some of the things you need to plan for when hosting a powerlifting event and give you examples of how we did it for our most recent competition.

Judging is not my favorite job at a meet, but it is growing on me. In fact, I think all lifters at some point should try judging. Here's my experience at Boss of Bosses IV as a judge.

This doesn't only apply to multi-ply lifters. How you add equipment in training should have a sequence to it, even if you compete raw.

With all of the different kinds of training programs that exist today, which ones have produced the most success?

This really shouldn't be a debate. Mimic how you compete.

I posted on Facebook last week asking for input on what topics I should write about for my column. The clear champion was the issue of sex within close proximity to competition and how it should be handled. Let's start at the beginning.

I was setup better from this training cycle than any other. I easily made weight, had a coach with complete confidence in me, and a training partner that celebrated every step. But the meet had a different plan for me.

I have talked a lot about using your lats in all three of the main lifts, but sometimes it just feels like many lifters do not actually know how to...

At the beginning of this year I lost 60 pounds in less than eight weeks. I couldn’t stand longer than a few minutes because I was so tired. I couldn’t go up or down stairs without losing my breath. It was humbling, to say the least.

Should a training program be altered based on a lifter's personality?

With my Bare Bones program, you can see that great progress can be made with minimal equipment, but there are some tools that make things easier. If I built a home gym all over again, these are the first things I would buy.