Grinding is only for a select few. Read if you should keep pushing even though your body is begging you to stop.

  Elitefts Coach & Columnist Swede Burns explains his thoughts on training to failure in powerlifting.

Are you thinking about adding a second AMRAP to the program? What about extending the Very High Rep Protocol to squats and deadlifts? If you’re thinking of it, I’ve probably already thought of it.

I was 417 at my biggest, and very ill-informed about my strength. Powerlifting seems to have a general acceptance of “bigger” meaning “stronger,” but bigger isn’t always better.