Powerlifting
WATCH: Table Talk with Nate Harvey — Do You Need A Planned Deload?
Is deloading a necessary part of improving as a lifter or is it just a weak excuse to be lazy one week out of every month?
Coach of the Year
This weekend would be more of that testing, coaching twenty-one lifters over the course of a single day. People say I am crazy for working with the number of lifters I do.
Take It, Take It, Take It
What can I say? Learn from my hard lessons. Make sure your spotters are aware of the intent BEFORE the set.
Staying the Vigilant Lifter
The vigilant lifter wants to be a student of strength. They do not just want to be told what to do to get stronger. They want to learn and understand how to get stronger.
WATCH: Table Talk with Nate Harvey — How Important Are the Quads for a Raw Squat?
You want debate? Go to a powerlifting meet and ask the lifters in the warm-up room if you should be focusing on your quads to build your squat. You'll hear a lot of opinions. Who's right?
Overhead Pressing for a Bigger and Safer Bench Press
After two pec tears, I needed to try something new. Not only did training the overhead press make my bench stronger, but it also solved all my pec injury problems.
Dear Powerlifting
I owe a lot to the sport of powerlifting. Now it's about giving back in more ways than on the platform.
Unlocking Your Full Power Potential Through the Blue Zones
In five locations on earth, the people live 30% longer and continue to be active and healthy until their final days on earth. What's the secret?
WATCH: Table Talk with Dan Green — Hip Position, Not Strength, to Fix Your Deadlift Lockout
Want to know how to have a better deadlift lockout? Look at what Pete Rubish has done in recent years and you'll see it.
Meet Report: New Challenges and New Lifters — USAPL Spring Meet at CBUS Lifting Co
With this meet, I wanted to prove to myself that I could go from competing equipped to qualifying for USAPL Raw Nationals.
Meet Report: CETC US Open 2017 — Second Place with a 2121 Total at 220
I've had a taste for where I'm meant to be, and now I will be training with an unmatched ferocity. I may not have been strong enough to beat the colossus on this day, but I faced him prepared to die.
Meet Report: 2017 CETC US Open Powerlifting Championships with Ben Pollack
I’ve already written about my training strategy going into the meet, and what I’ve learned from my meet prep, but I didn’t share a few things for competitive reasons.