Do Not Fear Muscle and Strength Loss
Two studies show that strength can come back at rapid rates after a period of detraining.
How Can We Still Improve at Home?
Here are some new approaches to take during this pandemic to still improve as an athlete.
Gym to Home, How to Transition
You may not be able to make strength or hypertrophy gains right now but you can become a better lifter and here is how.
3 Major Principles of Weight Loss
Don’t start at 60 minutes a day on the stair stepper. It’s not about losing as much weight as soon as possible. Remember, it is very hard to gain muscle so we don’t want to be too aggressive with our weight loss and sacrifice the hard-earned muscle we have.
Building a 700lbs Squat at 165lbs
Program laid out on how my client built a 700lbs squat at 165lbs bodyweight.
Study on Refeed Days
A new study going over how to implement refeeds into the diet and the implications of it.
Setting Up A Training Plan Part II
There is more to setting up a training plan than just throwing a few exercises together. It requires a little bit of thought and I am here to help guide you.
Setting Up A Training Plan
Once you've assessed your athlete, now it's time to build their training plan.
Assessing a New Client
Coaching a new client requires a lot of ground work before you start so make sure you are asking the right questions and understanding your client.
Top 5 Ways to Grow This Off-Season
Off-season doesn't have to mean a lack of muscle gains. With these five tips, you can keep up your progress without feeling like it's time to coast.
Dealing with Injuries as an Athlete
How you view injuries will determine how well you can recover from them and the value you will find in them.
Low Volume High Intensity Offseason
Low volume versus high volume let the debate begin, not really but a little insight into my thoughts.
Caffeine for Strength Athletes
Considering all of the good stuff, why wouldn’t a strength athlete consume caffeine day in and day out?
Finding Your Normal to Achieve Your Goals
You can't compare yourself to others, you have to find what normal is for you and build off of that.
BCAA's vs EAA's What does the Science say?
Let's take a look at the common debate what is better EAA's or BCAA's
Interview with the Strongest Man in the World Dan Bell
Podcast interview I did with Dan Bell who just broke the ATWR total with a 2518lbs total.
When Life Gets in the Way of Training
Good stress and bad stress are factors you have to consider when trying to optimize health and performance. Control the things you can and don't worry about the other stuff.
How to Set Up a Successful Meet Prep
The harder you work and push yourself in your off-season, the better and more productive your competitive season will be.
Back From the Dead
Getting sick sucks but dealing with it the proper way can help speed up the recovery process.
Creating the Perfect Warm-Up
We value warming up before lifting or any exercise, but we don't really think much about how to structure a warm-up. This article will help solve just that with a comprehensive review of the literature on approaches to warming up.
Wrapping Things Up Record Breakers Prep
The week of the meet will be different for each person and it is based on their ability to recover and how strong they are. Think about these things before planning out your week.
Almost Done, Record Breakers Meet Prep
It is almost game time! This means it is time to control my emotions, make smart choices, and finish strong.
Staying Healthy Close to a Meet and Record Breakers Meet Prep
Once the peak starts it is not a time to do more, it is a time to focus on recovery and doing less.
Realistic Expectations and Record Breakers Meet Prep
Setting realistic expectations will determine your outlook of your meet and training.
Training Through an Injury and Record Breakers Prep
Dealing with an injury doesn't mean to stop training. Learning to train through injuries will allow for long-term progress it just takes a little thought.
Commit to the Process and Record Breakers Meet Prep
Being able to fully commit to the process will give you quality data that you can use to keep refining your program and allow you to build for the future. You can't build anything if you keep jumping around all the time.
Deloading, Breaking it Down for You and Record Breakers Meet Prep
How to make the most out of your deload week is important because that will set you up for success in your next phase of training.
A Study on the Effects of Foam Rolling as a Recovery Tool
Don't throw away your foam rollers just yet there might be some use for them after all.
Short Term Sacrifice for Long Term Gain and Record Breakers Meet Prep
Sometimes you have to take a few steps back to make long term progress, why can some people do this and others can't?
15-Week Peak Program Using RPE
RPE training is great at helping you learn about your body on a daily level and what you can and cannot handle. Plus, you don't have to worry about percentages, which is a bonus if you're a powerlifter who isn't all about doing extra math.
Adapting to Change and Record Breakers Meet Prep
Adjusting to a new schedule can be tough on the body, try to avoid these pitfalls and be prepared so that your performance doesn't dip while your body is adjusting.
Study on Deadlift vs. Squat: Which One is More Fatiguing?
The debate of deadlift versus squat which one demands more is finally getting looked at and I think the results may surprise a few people.
Dealing with Good Enough but not Great and Record Breakers Meet Prep
I'm not where I want to be but I am getting better and that's exactly what I need to be focused on right now. What are you focused on?
Weekly Q&A
Every Sunday I’m doing a Q&A over on Instagram @tonymontgomeryjr. If you have any questions hop on over to IG on Sundays and ask away.
How to End a Strength Block and Record Breakers Meet Prep
How you end a block is just as important as you start one, everything has its place and should be justified so that the end goal is progress. Don't end a block half-heartedly just to get done with because you are beat up and tired.
Benefits of Aerobic Capacity and Record Breakers Meet Prep
Your ability to build your aerobic base will allow you to push your anaerobic capabilities that much harder and improve your ability to recover. So start building and don't be a lazy powerlifter.
Conditioning To Become a Better Lifter and Meet Prep
Starting a consistent conditioning plan has been a huge help in my ability to recover and train hard. I outline my current conditioning plan and my training for Record Breakers in November.
Improve Your Recovery with These 5 Things
If it is not important to incorporate recovery modalities, why on earth am I doing an article on my top five ways to improve recovery? Because they don't work, but these 5 simple things you can dial in and focus on will work.
What is Dynamic Correspondence and Record Breakers Meet Prep
Finding the right exercise that builds up your main lifts is crucial to making progress in this sport. It is also crucial for longevity in it as well. Pick the right exercise for you and not what everyone else is doing.
Stress Management and 10 Weeks Out from Record Breakers
Stress plays a huge role in how you can recover but is it how you perceive stress that matters the most. Also recapping week 3 of meet prep for Record Breakers
Beyond the Platform Podcast with elitefts teammate Christian Anto
Great podcast with Christian Anto at Beyond the Platform
Dealing with an Injury a Nutritional Approach
Food is a powerful tool that should be used to help heal the body.
Clash at the Capitol Strongman Show Recap
I had an itch to compete so I went ahead and scratched it.
What A Powerlifter Can Learn From An IFBB Pro
As strength athletes, we care only about lifting the weight from Point A to Point B, but from a bodybuilding perspective, that is dead wrong, but how does that translate to powerlifting? The idea is to challenge the muscle — not just focus on completing reps and sets.
Making the Right Moves
Far too often we start chasing numbers when training doesn't feel right, you just have to stick to the plan and ride the wave.
Study on Cold Water Immersion Therapy
Does cold water immersion or contrast immersion actually help recovery?
Case Study of Reverse Dieting Part II
Another look at a nutrition client's progress from being drastically underfed to now being up 1500-2000 calories and didn't gain any weight.
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