Life Changes & Deadlifts
A personal life as intriguing as his superhuman strength, Chris Duffin’s training log tells the story of a man so dedicated to his craft that he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals — and he always does. Duffin squatted a raw world-record 881 in October and only a month after, in November, won a GPA World Championship.
A lesson on using straps (video)...
Ladewski is an elite-level powerlifter, a physique competitor, a mother, wife, and strength coach. Recently earning Best Lifter at Relentless Detroit, she now preps for Relentless Minnesota to compete in the 123-pound class.
My First (and maybe last) Olympic Lifting Meet
One thing all strength athletes will agree is there is nothing like competition. Choosing, committing to, and preparing for a meet is what separates competitive lifters versus people who just lift weights.
Legs with Kroc
Hit the streets in Matt's camaro again...I took a video of him smoking out the neighborhood...I'm sure he'll post it online somewhere
Updated Workouts
Life is good, stoked about second son being born on Nov 4th.........here are updated workouts
UGSS and training since
I am training to compete. I qualified for WPC worlds in November in Bench & Deadlift. My meet prep will start 10 weeks out but until then I am trying to survive moving my business, preparing to have a new baby, finding a new house(to make room for the new baby) & dealing with a host of other issues that make life not so fun. Overall training is going well but there are always problems,
Friday Not a normal sun's out, but Sky is out
Selkow was the strength and conditioning coach of the NHL Arizona Sundogs as well as for the Bradshaw Mountain High School football program. He has worked with hundreds of athletes in multitude of sports the last 35 years. Selkow is currently working at Combat Sports Academy in Dublin, California.
Leg Training and a Bonus Tricep Workout You Should Try.
Dave Tate, CSCS, CEO and Founder Elitefts.com Inc. Dave is currently training to get into the best shape of his life while managing 30 years of extensive post competitive damage, his business roles, being a husband and father.
I Don't Even Know Where To Begin
In the sport for over 25 years and the first to squat 1100 pounds, Goggins remains active in powerlifting as a competitor and coach. He last competed at the 2014 Raw Unity and is prepping for 2015 Raw Unity.
Weekend, Winning, and Losing
Sunday was a bit of a rough day for me. I woke up with muscle spasms in my back and they stayed for most of the day. Sunday was a day of laying on the couch for me.
How to Bench 225 for 40 reps
One of the biggest misconceptions of training for the 225 rep test is that an athlete must train by doing the 225 rep test
Training Since UGGS
Training since getting back has toned down a bit. I've had two good bench workouts on Mondays since that time.
Why some articles suck and how to fix them
These are three basic components that every article needs, that most seem lacking, which specifically writing in the strength training industry.
An Evening with Dennis Lehane
Narrative is what connects the dots. It is the story we tell ourselves that we are going to live the rest of our lives by.
The Demon of Discouragement
Stepping back and looking over the years of your career, the reasons for your steady progress become apparent.
The Ultimate Certification
If I were to design the end-all-to-be-all certification, what would it look like?
How Not to Behave and Why
Avoid these career-crushing errors that most strength coaches inadvertently commit.
You may have Conjugated Periodization all Wrong
One thing I have noticed is that the word conjugated or conjugate has been on of the most overly used or misused terms as of late.
Pittsburgh City League Football
When I showed up at Carrick High School, Craig's 4 year old son, Dominic was wearing a full football uniform and Craig was giving out helmets, girdles, and jerseys.
Certifications are as much about Context as Content
You may know that I not only am unafraid, but almost feel obligated to question just about everyone and everything I see that doesn't sit well for the overall well being of our physical and athletic culture of our society.
The 13 Attributes for Gridiron Dominance
It takes more than two-a-days and Prowler pushes to win conference championships.
Please stop using the term GPP incorrectly
You cannot use the term GPP to describe any training program because there is no context. You have to indicate what you are generally physically preparing for.