If you don't start on the right path, you might spend years training hard and making no progress.

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The easy answer is that it builds mental toughness. The strength and conditioning answer, however, involves understanding the differences between lactic acid, glycolytic, and oxidative work.

You can control the physical demands placed on your body in the gym, but you can't always control what happens outside of it. How can you ensure you're recovered and in an optimal state once its time to train?

How do you know if you're really balanced?

Back in the gym and complete rehab protocol.

When I talk and write about "passing on" knowledge and information from those who helped me, Louie comes to mind every time. I would not be what I am today without the help, support, and aggression of Louie Simmons and the crew I trained with over the 14 years I was there.

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It may be tempting to put your entire trust in someone with experience, but there are a few things to consider first.

Surrounding myself around top-level powerlifters for over 30 years, I've noticed a trend.

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Are you on the diet? Is it time to eat? Are you eating the right thing? Are you training? Are you training hard? Are you doing what you are suppose to do? Or something you want to do? Are you really doing it? Or just trying? Is that supposed to be fun or are you blowing off your job? Is that work you really need to do? Or just a reason to blow off your family? Are you doing what you have to do?

Number of competitions? Severity of injury? Conditioning and size? Powerlifting total?

Do genetic ceilings exist? How can you know if you've reached yours? Is it possible to break through?

Mark and Dave share their combined knowledge in both powerlifting and bodybuilding, gained from multiple decades honing their respective crafts.

I haven't posted much about my training for almost a year now. When I get back to 100% I will post a summary of my 2016 training: what I did and why.

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I've been working with and around elite powerlifters for over 30 years. Throughout this time, I have noticed particular traits I've been able to attribute to the success of elite-level lifters. Traits that separate those at the top-level from those who can never quite make it.