Everyone has their own unique goals. In the world of powerlifting, the common goal is to get as strong as possible. Getting as big as possible often accompanies that goal, as lifting heavy things and getting jacked tend to go hand in hand. However, there are occasions where someone may NOT want to get any …
The mind-muscle connection is one’s ability to preferentially target and feel a muscle group working while lifting weights. Elite bodybuilders have long heralded the importance of the mind-muscle connection, while some lifters and coaches think it’s overrated. So who’s right? There does seem to be some truth to the notion that intensely focusing on a …
You’ll hear some coaches say, “Bigger isn’t stronger. Stronger is stronger.” Being jacked isn’t the only prerequisite for maximal strength. Otherwise, top bodybuilders would also dominate the powerlifting platform. But I firmly believe that being jacked gives you the potential to be a better powerlifter. More muscle mass means you’ve got more cross sectional area …
You Probably Don’t Need to Train These 3 Muscle Groups Read More »
The majority of our lifters (myself included) train 4 days per week and follow an upper body/lower body training split. It looks something like this: Day 1: Heavy Bench PressDay 2: Heavy Squat/Light DeadliftDay 3: Light Bench PressDay 4: Light Squat/Heavy Deadlift This is a common training schedule seen in popular training programs/systems such as …
When most people complain about a lack of muscle growth, they talk about their arms or their chest. MAYBE their shoulders. Typical beach muscle stuff. But if someone complains that their legs won’t grow, you know they’re a real one. That they truly care about training hard and pushing themselves. Because growing tree trunk legs …
It seems like every article on pull-ups is about how to go from zero reps to one, but what about those of us trying to do MORE pull-ups? Sometimes, straight sets and reps can be boring or unproductive if you’re trying to go from a pull-up intermediate to a master of your own bodyweight. Here …
I’ll be the first to admit it: I hate single leg exercises. Lunges, split squats, step-ups, they’re all torture as far as I’m concerned. But I hate them a lot less – and value them a lot more – after a year-plus of working at Cressey Sports Performance and understanding their importance in any training …
Right Link/Wrong Link: Tweaking Single Leg Exercises for Hypertrophy Read More »
Powerlifting is a tough sport that will beat you into the ground if you let it. Squatting, bench pressing and deadlifting maximal weights isn’t exactly comfortable. Like Greg Robins says, powerlifting is an extreme sport and you have to be a bit crazy to compete at a high level. But what’s great about powerlifting is …
