Should you press in a straight line or in an arc, finishing with the bar over your face?

A high-rep squat set is a MFer challenge, there's no doubt about it.

Tig is completely out of his mind and reminds me of a couple people I've trained with over the years.

To go from shit to suck is a big step because that means you've got to commit to something- which most people haven't done or are not able to do. They're not really able to go all in.

What do you think of the fitness community today and all the shitty gurus on social media?

If you feel you need more work on the competition movements, can you use them as max effort work instead of doing specialty exercises?

Women are the fastest growing segment in the sport of Powerlifting with a three-year growth rate of close to 400%. You ever wonder who they are and how they were introduced to the sport?

This is when you realize you are not competing against others but with the weights and your win/loss record isn't based on how many trophies you get but how many PRs you get after being knocked back.

This is the full playlist of the Table Talk discussions Jim and I had.

I have seen Steve personally invested in each lifter and their accomplishments. Check these out to see a few.

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My stand by answer for this used to be, as soon as you can. I used to advise people to enter the next meet that was close to where they lived. My reasons for this were to gain experience, learn how to navigate a meet, network with other lifters and set benchmarks for you own lifts. In short, establish a starting point. I no longer feel this way and this is why...

I view this like a giant tree full of many roots and branches. This part is only one root of the tree. I will write about this topic more in the future but wanted to get this one piece out while it was on my mind and I had time.

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Matt Dimel, Hoss the Boss, Bombing out in the Deadlift and the squat routine from one of the best. Image: Hoss the Boss

As I read through this article, written more than 17 years ago I was amazed at how much of this I still agree with today. While many things have changed the basic concepts (to me) are still the same.

This is my story, my history and what I did. This is in no way Medical or Physical Therapy advice.

Are your triceps holding back your pressing movements? Read this and see what to do about it.

Kicking this cupping thing right in the balls.

Just in case you need a bit of a pick me up.

You have all the basics for your home gym, now what?

I don't think people really realize the context of what this really means and what standards of training really mean. I do think that it's one thing that gets taken for granted or isn't really even thought about, and I'll note a couple examples to demonstrate what I mean.

The reasons why may not be what you think.

The progression of gear usage is not linear; a lot of lifters actually return to raw after spending years in gear. This can be almost as challenging as learning the gear in the first place.