After a successful college softball career, Sophia set her sights on making serious gains in powerlifting. However, a fluke ACL tear planted a significant obstacle directly in her path. Rather than sitting on the sidelines, Sophia doubled down on what she COULD do, played the long game and is now stronger than ever. Do YOU …
Like many powerlifters, Wanda found herself flirting with squat depth in training. She worked hard to squat below parallel consistently and we used some reliable strategies to make sure her squats were low enough on meet day. In the end, she went 3-for-3 at her meet and set a 23-pound meet PR. Do YOU have …
The Safety Squat Bar (SSB) is one of the most versatile tools you can use to get strong and build your legs. The fact that every gym doesn’t have one of these bars is mind blowing because it instantly makes squats more accessible and easier to learn for the majority of lifters. Here are four …
Specificity is one of the most important principles of strength training. The SAID principle (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) states that, in short, you get what you train for. So if you want to get better at squatting, you’ve gotta squat. Same goes for any of the other competitive powerlifts. However, the longer I’ve trained …
Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, life has a way of cutting you down to size. That’s how I felt at last week’s IPL Drug Tested North American Championships in St. Louis. We took six lifters to this national-level meet and had a great showing, coming in second place in the …
If you’re a regular visitor to this site, you know that I put out a ton of free training content. But did you know I also send out even MORE free stuff to my mailing list subscribers? And if you’re a subscriber, I’ve got something extra special for you. I’ve got a brand-new 12-part Level …
The Optimizing the Big 3 online powerlifting course is finally here! Six-plus years in the making, we’ve turned our popular traveling seminar into the most comprehensive resource on performing and coaching the squat, bench press and deadlift that you’ll find. This course isn’t something shiny and new, but rather, a culmination of everything that Greg …
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Working out at home is one thing if you want to lose weight or get in shape for the first time. But it’s another ballgame entirely if you’re a powerlifter and the goal of your sport is to get as strong as humanly possible. This typically requires specialized equipment and of course, weights. Lots and …
I’m pumped to announce that we at The Strength House are releasing our Optimizing the Big 3 seminar as an online powerlifting course on Monday, May 11! Greg Robins and I have been fine-tuning this seminar for the past several years and it will finally be available to anyone who wants to learn everything you …
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Just like that, another year is in the books. I hope your year was full of lifting and learning – I know mine was! Here are the top 5 most viewed squat, bench press and deadlift tips of 2019 as determined by you, the readers. Thank you all for your support of me and The …
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