Powerlifting

Under the skillful coaching of Steve Goggins, Meana Franco continues to establish herself as one of the top young female powerlifters today. Read about the changes she's implementing in anticipation of the IPL Anaheim Fit Expo.

Over the course of seven episodes, Dave and Dan discuss building a base as a new lifter, limiting factors for lifters of all levels, rehab mentality, adrenaline levels in training, and more. Watch now!

Learning proper lifting technique may be a challenge, but being able to recreate it rep after rep is even more difficult.

From the bar to 95 pounds, 135, and so on, you should get under the bar and treat it like it's 400 pounds. How will you unrack that weight? How will you set it up? How will you pull air? How will you sit down?

Our powerlifting squad had six lifters compete in a meet that posed some specific challenges. Here's how they did and a sample of the training that led to the meet.

Use these tools to hold yourself accountable. My hope is that you can use these ideas to take the helm of your own affairs in training, business, and your personal life.

Seemingly simple questions are not simple at all if you understand strength. If you really want to bench more, you need more knowledge.

I greatly enjoy training and competing in powerlifting. I plan to compete, train, and train others for as long as I am able — not, however, without having a life.

Would it be wise to follow the same percentage for a given workout for both the main lift and the assistance work? Or should the assistance work be planned differently?

Powerlifting isn't always fun. You have bad days in the gym, bad training cycles, and bad meets. What happens when the bad outweighs the good? Is it time to consider leaving?

Have you ever wondered what makes powerlifting so hard? Look no further — these guys have the answer.

This is the training cycle that finally got my squat over 800 and my deadlift over 700 in the same meet.