Below are some articles I wrote you may have missed from two popular fitness sites. A New Way to Deadlift on TNATION.com In this I cover a variation and strategy to get your deadlift moving up. 4 Strategies for a Bigger Bench on SCHWARZENEGGER.com Who doesn’t want a bigger bench? Here we have some strategies you can start implementing right…
As a powerlifter I break all of my workout programs down into 1 of 3 phases. The 3 phases are: Post competition General Strength Peaking Post competition is for the time right after a meet. You can’t just blast away intensely for 10 years straight, the longer you are in this game and the more advanced you get you have…
jug·ger·naut -An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path If you had to run through a wall, would you want a head start? Hell yes you would! I believe the same concept applies to programming. Once you have a hit a plateau and you decide it is time to blast through said wall, you want a…
There is one variable that is commonly misapplied in the gym. Powerlifters aren’t as guilty of this mistake (and personal trainers are among the most guilty of the bunch), but a better understanding of this key variable will facilitate gains and give one a better, and often more enjoyable, workout. What variable I am speaking of? Rest time, and when…
Note from Tim I am a big believer in programming out workouts with specific weight and rep guidelines – and unless you are involved in one on one training that is often the best way to go. But lifters don’t always feel the same every day – some times you are ready to smash the weight, on other days…
You’ll often hear about big benchers talking about the importance of the lats in the bench press, and how one must learn to use their lats in that lift. When pressed even the more experienced lifters have a hard time describing exactly why this concept is important – they just “know” it is. And to the newly initiated this advice…