Monday april 24
Today was rocking and rolling. Walked into class around 4pm and the radio was screaming and the crew was getting after it. You could see the testosterone and intensity everywhere. What a great group. The crew had deficit deads and a lot of other lower body movements to get some extra muscle packed on before […]
Friday April 21
Today our powerlifting squad hit some heavy upper body. BB incline was the main lift. We followed up our pushes with some pulls all at higher reps 10-15. At the end we had the group do a "combine challenge" where they repped out 225lbs on the bench. Trying to add some FUN competitive stuff at […]
11 Simple Grassroots Strength Tips - Overcoming Sticking Points
11 Grassroots Strength™ Tips that will help you overcome sticking points.
MY NEW 5/3/1 BENCH CYCLE
Over the past few decades, Vincent has learned two things well: how to get stronger and how to get leaner. He's been a top-ranked lifter in six different weight classes. Now, coming out of a recent surgery, Vincent is planning a comeback. He isn’t sure what that comeback entails yet, but whatever his latest goal is, you can be sure
Exercise Spotlight of the Week: The Benefits of the Home GHR
Rather than show one specific exercise on the Home GHR, this week I decided to show a video where I describe the overall benefits of the Home GHR.
Squat and bench
All in all a good week, but I'll be happy when the weight loss levels off and I can adjust to the new leverages for good!
OLD MAN STRENGTH
Putting up BIG numbers in powerlifting is a huge goal, but BIG numbers for a number of decades, well, that is the ultimate goal…..here is what we mean….
The Inaugural Andy Blackton Memorial Strength Challenge
They say that a man dies twice; once when his body dies and again when people stop talking about him. We're going to do our best to make sure that Andy is never forgotten. #FYA
Training Week 2
Monday SSB Box Squat: 195x5/215x5/235x5, FSL: 5x5@195 DB Incline: 5x10@65 T-Bar: 5x10 w/ 2plates + 25 Tuesday FBB Bench: 10x10@135 DB Squat: 5x10 w/85lbs DB RDL: 5x10 w/70's Really dumb doing sets of 10. I felt it the next day. But, it was fine and I'll keep doing it. Thursday Trap Bar: 195x5/215x5/235x5, FSL: 5x5@195 […]
4/17- Just Speed Pulls, a new drug, and some more hope
It can take as long as 4 to 6 weeks to see the positive effects, but I’m looking forward to potentially being done with this joint pain. We’ll see.