I’ve been slacking the past week as I prepare for my wedding this weekend. Since I didn’t share my Technique Tuesday last week, you’ll get a double-dose this week. 2 Bench Press Habits You Need to Break Far too often I see lifters do two highly-detrimental things on the bench press: lift their head off …
The sport of powerlifting serves as a nice little metaphor for life. You’re competing against others, but you’re really competing against yourself. You do a ton of work for a big payoff. And there are aches and pains, but it’s all worth it in the end. This weekend, I had the honor of coaching three …
This week’s Technique Tuesday covers the seated sumo deadlift, which is a drill I use with lifters to fix a common problem: an inability to push with the legs during the sumo deadlift. Lots of lifters get out of position while deadlifting and feel like they’re only using their back. The seated sumo deadlift forces …
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It’s official: this summer, Greg Robins and I are hitting the road to take our Optimizing the Big 3 powerlifting seminar to Santa Cruz, California. We’ll be taking our squat, bench press and deadlifting wisdom to the West Coast for the first time ever, so check the link below to register today! When: Sunday, June …
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A few weeks ago, I sat down with Australian strength coach extraordinaire Guy Bortz on the FitInfoClub podcast to talk about training, nutrition and coaching. I had a blast chatting with Guy about a variety of subjects, including: How to establish yourself in the fitness industry How beginners can improve their squat, bench press and deadlift …
The glute ham raise is one of my favorite lower body accessory exercises to build the hamstrings. If your gym has a GHR, chances are you’re in a good gym (but if not, read this). A lot of strong lifters can’t even do a single glute ham raise on their first try. But with some practice, …
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