You need someone who isn’t afraid to criticize; you need to listen to what you’re doing wrong.
To develop and ingrain the habits of success overlook no fine details.
Don’t build a false sense of security by relying on bands and chains. Remember this fact: straight weight trumps all.
Strength is a journey, not a quick fix. Take the time to choose your tools correctly and create something indestructible.
There are a lot of factors involved in being a good strength athlete. From most to least important, here is my list of what you need to excel in this industry. Do you have them all?
I was stupid, and lazy, and it led to a freak accident. Remember this when you’re training: as soon as confidence becomes arrogance, you’re in trouble.
Are you still searching for the holy grail of programs? Here it is, in all its perfection.
You learn a lot from the mistakes you make at your first meet. Imagine all you can learn from the mistakes spanning an entire powerlifting career.
Some people will tell you that overtraining isn’t real. Don’t listen to these people. Take the time to consider your recovery just as much as you consider your training.
Your career in this world of strength will only go as far as your desire to win. Lose that, and you lose any chance you ever had to succeed.
Even at my reduced bodyweight, the travel was rigorous. In the end, getting to see my family was worth every uncomfortable plane seat.
Approach your training and your progress with the mindset of a problem-solver. Sometimes this means asking others for help and sometimes this means figuring shit out for yourself.
Pack in the calories and pack on the pounds. Does your stomach have what it takes to eat like Chad Aichs?
I have my own demons to keep in line. They’re a product of my disorders and I’ve learned to accept this.
Overcoming my life-altering issues started with taking back control by seeking a clinical explanation for what I was experiencing.
It is difficult to reach the top of any sport within a hyper-competitive atmosphere. It is even more difficult with depression and sleep complications.
Guidance through many years of elite-level powerlifting has produced six specific lessons for platform and personal strength.
When you begin to see your training as more than sets and reps, you’ll find the balance you need to program intelligently.
Every online critic has his own idea about central nervous system recovery. When should you step away from the gym to accelerate progress and avoid injury?
C’ mon guys, everybody’s doing it. It won’t hurt you (as long as you use it correctly).
Chad was nestled all snug in his bed, while visions of power racks danced in his head…
Why don't you just go the safe route? Sit on the couch and think about all the things others have accomplished.
Recently, I was talking to a friend at the gym, and I heard “I want to end on a good note.” What the f*ck does that mean—end on a good note? Shouldn’t all training sessions end on a good note?
You want to leave the gym on a good note. Aichs explores what that really means.
Are you obsessing over the minutiae and overlooking the big picture?
At the last Learn to Train seminar, I saw attendees do amazing things. The Powerlifting Experience will be even better.
Is driving out of the hole on a squat PR any harder than burying the rail on a sweet wave? Hell yeah, it is!
When you are young and hungry to succeed, balance rarely enters the equation. As we mature, we tend to question things…
If you are limited by the work and sacrifice that are required to be a champion, then embrace your mediocrity!
If you are a serious lifter, you need to know how to overcome training obstacles before they derail your efforts.
Do you have the strength of will to say, “Screw everyone. I know I can do it”?
Mental toughness is the difference between getting huge PR lifts and missing them.
As we get stronger, everything changes and we have to keep adapting the program in order to keep getting stronger.
It’s better to be proud of true, small accomplishments than great, elaborate lies.
I think the biggest and hardest change for me was learning to train less.
You would be hard pressed to find another seminar anywhere with the stacked deck in attendance at the LTT6.
Your partners are not your personal cheering section or your therapists. You are a team working together to get insanely strong.
It’s an essential aspect of any great strength training routine. But are you doing it correctly?
Muscle memory is extremely important when it comes to lifting. However, have you instilled your muscles with the correct memory for proper technique?
Arrogance, confidence, and pride all have their place. But when is it too much?
Many strength athletes are way more than just big strong muscle heads.
I hadn’t competed in anything since college and that fire was raging again after the meet.
When I first decided to pursue powerlifting seriously, I knew I could be good. How good? I didn’t know.
It’s just as important to have a strong mind as it is to have a strong body!
Lately, it has occurred to me that too many people are under the impression that they’re huge when they’re clearly not.
If I could walk up the stairs I would go directly back down and squat until I physically couldn’t make it back up the stairs.
This article is a culmination of my 35 years of learning about strength, including the cliff notes to all my training logs and a brief look inside my mind.
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