Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a simple chart you could look at that would provide guidance as to how many reps you should train with and what kind of weight you should use for each competitive lift? You have probably seen Prilepin’s chart – which attempts to do that, but there are 4 big problems with Prilepin’s chart.…
The Hierarchy of Strength The Levels Explained Physical Wellness – This category represents an individual’s physical health and includes things such as injury history, joint stability, and disease state. The goal in building strength isn’t necessarily to have optimum wellness, instead the goal is that your physical wellness doesn’t limit your expression of strength. For example one could have…
I am often asked by those newer to the sport or those thinking about entering their first powerlifting competition – what do the competition lifts look like? There are many forms and variations of the powerlifts in the gym and they want to know if their gym lift would count in a competition. I also get questions about the rules…
I am often asked by those newer to the sport or those thinking about entering their first powerlifting competition – what do the competition lifts look like? There are many forms and variations of the powerlifts in the gym and they want to know if their gym lift would count in a competition. I also get questions about the rules…
I am often asked by those newer to the sport or those thinking about entering their first powerlifting competition – what do the competition lifts look like? There are many forms and variations of the powerlifts in the gym and they want to know if their gym lift would count in a competition. I also get questions about the rules…
I am often asked by those newer to the sport or those thinking about entering their first powerlifting competition – what do the competition lifts look like? There are many forms and variations of the powerlifts in the gym and they want to know if their gym lift would count in a competition? I also get questions about the rules…
I love powerlifting because of how objective it is. We don’t have any of the debates one might find in gymnastics or figure skating or bodybuilding – sports in which the end result appears to be much more subjective to the observer. In powerlifting you either lifted the weight to a certain standard or you did not. And while every…
The Arnold expo happened recently and scrolling through my social media feed I saw several incredible lifts including a few new all-time world records. In my book All About Powerlifting I listed the All-Time World Records for each lift but it has been a few years and some of them have changed. In addition I thought it would be cool…
I see this question posted all the time on message boards and lifting forums: ‘I am two weeks out from my meet, what should I do?’ To help answer that question, I have put together this article. First, let’s be clear on our definitions. A taper is a reduction in intensity and volume of physical activity, and the purpose…
I believe that proper exercise selection is very important to help one achieve their goals. If you are going to be busting your butt in the gym you want to spend your time on something that will actually give you the results you are after. To that end I have compiled the 5 best exercises for the muscle group you…
