Powerlifting

The Powerlifter’s Guide to Working Around Lower Back Pain

Few things can derail a lifter’s progress and send motivation spiraling into the gutter like lower back pain. The nature of powerlifting places high amounts of stress on the spine. Even when technique is on point and weight selection is appropriate, it’s common for lifters to experience lower back fatigue, tightness and even pain. Because …

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More Isn’t Better: How to Autoregulate Volume

Who doesn’t love a good cliché? Here’s one: more isn’t better. Better is better. This certainly applies when it comes to training volume. Defined as sets multiplied by reps, volume is a gross measure of the overall work you perform during a given period of training, typically an individual training session. After intensity (weight on …

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AMRAP

3 Rules for Choosing Supplementary Exercises

Supplementary exercises are movements that closely resemble the competition squat, bench press and deadlift, but with small changes that aim to target technical and/or muscular weak points. Examples include pause squats, close grip bench press, deficit deadlifts, etc. All these movements are 1-2 degrees separated from the main lifts, but are ultimately close relatives. We …

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