We can all agree that confidence is extremely important when lifting heavy weights. As the saying goes, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” When I’m coaching my powerlifters as they approach a competition, I try to do everything I can to help them build confidence. Mostly, this involves purposeful …
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 …
At Bonvec Strength, we’re incredibly proud to be able to train complete beginners, national-level powerlifters and everyone else in between under the same roof. Not everyone follows the exact same workouts, does the same exercises or lifts the same weights, but they train similarly enough that our coaches can effectively train them at the same …
I had the pleasure of being a guest on The Strategy of Fitness podcast this week and they asked me a simple question: what are your top 3 favorite squat, bench and deadlift variations? In all the years I’ve been lifting and coaching, I don’t think I’d been asked that before. On-the-spot questions tend to …
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