Powerlifting
What If Passion Was A Full-Time Thing?
I've always said that passion trumps everything, and when it's real and from the heart, it does. When it's from the head, it doesn't trump shit.
Big Bench Rules to Fix Your Weak Point
Before you start plugging in the exercises figure out why your bench sucks.
How the Mighty Fall: The Road From Hell
I learned what it was like to feel old and weak, but my heartbeat was a war drum again. As long as I was breathing, I would be moving — I would be moving toward the conflict.
WATCH: Annual Program for Powerlifting — Preparing for a Qualifying Meet Weeks 14-27
With the first two phases behind you, it's time to move into higher gear for the first meet of the year. Are you ready to apply what you learned in weeks 1-13?
The Elitefts Manor— A Retirement Home for Powerlifters
Where do the old, broken hip, ate-up powerlifters go after they retire from the sport? What do young guys in their prime get to look forward to? It's glorious...just glorious.
The Science Behind the Weight Cut
Weight cuts are one of the worst parts of powerlifting. Here are the ins and outs of the entire process and why you might respond differently than your fellow competitor.
From Living and Lifting to Hardly Living and Hardly Lifting
Life can throw a lot of obstacles your way — my health issues and hospital stay weren't part of my lifting plan this year. But, hey, at least I am alive.
WATCH: How to Bench Press 300 Pounds This Year
Unimpressed? This old school method will help you get to 500 pounds, too.
WATCH: Annual Programming for Powerlifting — Reintroducing Moderate Barbell Movements in Weeks 6-13
Following an early GPP phase, the yearly program moves toward variations of competition movements and learning which exercises you'll need later on.
How the Mighty Fall: Limbo
I found myself in a hospital bed and then on an operating table. Through all of the delays and the drugs, I knew I had to lift again, no matter what it took.
A Powerlifter's Guide to Wimpy Exercises
As you focus on moving maximum weight on squats, benches and deadlifts, wimpy isolation movements just don’t have a place. Or do they?
A Glimpse Into the Rebirth of Powerlifting
One doesn't need to look that hard to see glimpses of this rebirth of powerlifting because they are all around us. I caught a glimpse (one of many) of the resurgence at the 2015 APF Chicagoland Summer Bash.