The College Student's Guide to Powerlifting
Welcome to Blast and Dust 101. I’m your professor Joe Schillero.
So You Think You Can Front Squat? (Part 3)
How should you incorporate front squats into your training? Try this 10-week program.
So You Think You Can Front Squat? (Part 2)
In our second of three on this series, we focus on the executing of the front squat, particularly form and technique.
Grip It. Don't Rip It.
As a powerlifter, you’ve heard the saying “Rip it off the floor!” probably a thousand times.
Who's the Mann?
Interview with Bryan Mann, University of Missouri Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning and Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training.
Somewhere Between Blast and Dust
When you are young and hungry to succeed, balance rarely enters the equation. As we mature, we tend to question things…
10-Week Intermediate Deadlift Program
Having trouble locking out the top of a heavy pull? This program will fix the problem in ten short weeks!
Is Minimalism Hurting Powerlifting?
Do we need to drop “weakest link” thinking and just stress the body with big ass weights?
Fast for Spring
Not exactly a new concept, but the value of fasting has gained popularity in recent years. What are some of the pitfalls and basics of food restriction?
Programming Predicaments
When designing programs, don’t follow any blind allegiance to a certain template.
Ten Simple Tips to Get Bigger, Stronger, and Smarter
Straightforward diet and training fixes approved by Coach X.
What Kind of Straps Should You Be Wearing?
Every sport can benefit from wearing some type of straps. What straps will work best for you?
Goggins and Coan Reflect on their Epic Platform Battles
It goes beyond who wins on that day or even the records posted. What legacy have you left when you hang up your belt? Goggins and Coan have enriched the sport during their decades on the platform.
Building the Strongest Version of Yourself
At the core of our sport lies the power to overcome adversity.
Friday Technique Video: Overhead Press
Considered by some strength experts as “the fourth lift” in their list of basics. Learn how to do it correctly by one of the top gym authorities.
Bulking for the Drug-Free Lifter
It' s not about the amount of sets and reps you do, it' s about how much effort you put into each set.
Programming Predicaments (Part 2)
For those training without a competition planned, are you making the best use of intelligent programming?
5/3/1 for Supplemental Work
Matt explains how he controls volume and builds lifts while also keeping himself in check for workouts ahead.
Video Interviews from XPC Finals
Get inside the heads of Team elitefts and see the behind-the-scenes from the XPC Finals in Columbus.
Kirschen Triumphant at XPC Finals
In powerlifting, a perfect storm of prep, weigh-in, refeed, and nine-for-nine execution is a rarity. David Kirschen pulled that off at the recent XPC Finals.
Are you Tucking or Flaring?
It may at first seem like a small change…but this one minor adjustment can be helpful both in and outside of the gym.
What Can Powerlifting Learn from the Olympic Games?
Has powerlifting continued to progress or have the advances of the past few decades kept us from being accepted by the mainsteam?
Five Plateau-Busting Bench Press Tips
Corrections to five common bench mistakes that will move you one step closer to your next PR.
Powerlifting Is HARD
If you are limited by the work and sacrifice that are required to be a champion, then embrace your mediocrity!
The Devil Is in the Details
Does your focus on the big training picture make you miss the details that can ensure your success?
Friday Technique Video: How To Set Up Chains
If you want to know how to use chains for dynamic effort training or accommodating resistance, JL Holdsworth will show you everything you need.
Jeremy Frey: Road to the XPC Finals
Dave Tate interrogates Jeremy Frey about his road to the XPC Finals.
Beast Reality: Considerations When Opening a Training Facility
Opening your own gym is not for the faint of heart…but it is worth every penny, moment, and tear.
What I Learned from Dave Tate: Six Bench Tips
No matter where Dave goes, he still dishes out advice.This time, he covers benching.
I'm Too Young To Be This Damn Old: Lucky 13
A year of challenges makes you focus on the things that matter.
WATCH: The Traits of a Champion
Do you have the strength of will to say, “Screw everyone. I know I can do it”?
Monster Garage Gym: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
It is pretty much true, you are what you eat…or you will be.
Strong Mind: Excellence
Anyone can make that good, right choice once in a while…but it takes so much more than that.
WATCH: Bench Press Hand–Off
It’s not gay to have your crotch over a man’s face if they’re bench pressing. If they’re not bench pressing, it’s another story.
Beast Reality: 2013 Training Retrospective
Here is to a new year of paying attention to those little things. They do make all the difference.
The Education of a Tactical Meathead: Getting Jacked and Making Money (P...
He is back with more advice on getting jacked and pocketing that per diem cash!
Science of Lifting: Westside for the Average Joe
I want to offer a personal counterpoint to this idea that Westside style programming is only applicable to elite or enhanced lifters.
Monster Garage Gym: Powerlifting and the Secret
You have the power through your positive thoughts to take your powerlifting to another level of success and achievement just like Dorothy, who had the power all along to go where she needed to go.
