I used to think the bench press lockout was something raw lifters didn’t need to train. If you lifted raw and you missed at lockout, it was because you messed up something in your setup. Or so I thought. While the geared lifters of the late 90’s and early 2000’s were preaching nothing but triceps to …
The warm up is the salad of exercise. It’s not very exciting, but you know it’s good for you and you should probably have it before you get to the meat and potatoes. Luckily, with the increased popularity of functional training, a thorough dynamic warm up is commonplace in most gyms. But there’s a good chance you’re …
The next edition of the Bonvec Strength Best of 2016 series features the most-viewed videos of the year across several platforms. Technique Tuesday The Technique Tuesday video series didn’t miss a week in 2016, so we’ve got 52 clips to choose from this year. What originally started as a powerlifting-focused project, it expanded to include more …
2016 was a pretty amazing year. I had some big life events happen, including getting married and buying a house. Some cool stuff went down at Bonvec Strength too, and today I’ll recap my five most-viewed articles of the year. 7 Simples Cues to Improve Your Squat Form My most popular article of the year …
My wife and I just bought our first home. It’s super exciting to have a house that’s completely our own, but moving was NOT an easy process. Paperwork, packing, meetings, packing, phone calls, more packing. Did I mention packing? In the packing process, I was able to get rid of tons of stuff I didn’t need. …
Two weeks ago, I completed my first 400 pound bench press. This had been a goal of mine since the second I hit my first 315 press, which was a LONG time ago. The journey from the 3’s to the 4’s has been fun, but not without its share of ups and downs. Every struggle …
A few weeks ago, I hit my first 600-pound deadlift. Although far from a world-class number, it’s a big milestone for me. It was my first triple-bodyweight pull and marked a long road of retooling my deadlift from awful to not-too-shabby. I’ve made more progress on my deadlift in the past year-and-a-half than on any …
The journey is the destination. The chase is better than the catch. Anticipation is greater than realization. All these quotes can be applied to training. And while training is an enjoyable process, it’s the result of training that we’re after: better health, stronger lifts, bigger muscles, etc. Given that training is a means to an end, …
In the final installment of my Best of 2015 series, I’ll recap the five top-viewed videos of the year. Turns out 2015 was the year of simplicity, which is most definitely a good thing. My writing partnership with MyFitnessPal gave me the opportunity to write for an audience that wants to learn the basics of …
The next installment of my Best of 2015 series is a compilation of my favorite books that I read this year. If there’s one thing I’ve learned by hanging around with successful people, it’s that successful people read a LOT. Success leaves clues, so give these books a read if you haven’t already. (And yes, that’s …
