Keep the Weight On the Bar
Keep the Weight On the Bar
You can't live in the past, future, and present.
Tips for the Raw Powerlifter
Tips for the Raw Powerlifter

For raw lifters, the important thing to remember is that you’re training for raw strength.

Kirschen's Powerlifting 101: What’s Up With The Chains?
Kirschen's Powerlifting 101: What’s Up With The Chains?

If you’re familiar at all with the sport of powerlifting, the idea of using chains as a training tool is probably nothing new.

The Long Road to My First Meet
The Long Road to My First Meet

This past weekend I competed in my first powerlifting meet, but before I get into an account of the actual event, some background information is probably in order.

Newton’s Way of Squatting
Newton’s Way of Squatting

If you have been frustrated by recurrent back issues and can no longer perform traditional squats, try one of these methods.

Under The Bar: Elastic Squatting and Other Stuff
Under The Bar: Elastic Squatting and Other Stuff

How to squat with bands and other random stuff.

SMASH YOUR BENCH PR BY THE END OF THE YEAR
SMASH YOUR BENCH PR BY THE END OF THE YEAR

If you are looking to smash your bench PR before the end of the year, here you go!

Need Help Programming? Follow Along with Vincent Dizenzo's Bench Training
Need Help Programming? Follow Along with Vincent Dizenzo's Bench Tr...

I’m looking forward to my first intensification block in a few weeks when I can blast weight up like I’m used to.

Of Broomsticks But Not Bed Knobs
Of Broomsticks But Not Bed Knobs

The three key ways that I use broomsticks are helping clients understand what a neutral spine feel likes and how it needs to be maintained during lifts, assisting with flexibility and mobility, and assisting with postural assessments.

Under The Bar: Does Your LIft Off Suck?
Under The Bar: Does Your LIft Off Suck?

What I needed was a Lift Off but what I really wanted was the Perfect Lift Off.

Jason Pegg: My Trip to the IPA Nationals
Jason Pegg: My Trip to the IPA Nationals

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but the meet was finally here.

Things I Would Do Differently
Things I Would Do Differently

When I put a post about needing article ideas, I got some real good ideas from a bunch of guys. The one I kept getting the most was, “What would you do differently?” So, here is a list of things I would do differently if I could go back in time. Please keep in mind that this is just my opinion.

Paying the Bills – My First Year in Powerlifting
Paying the Bills – My First Year in Powerlifting

So how exactly does one get mixed up in the sport of powerlifting?

Starting a Powerlifting Club
Starting a Powerlifting Club

My father once told me that a good teammate is someone who can carry his own weight and some of yours too when you need him to.

3 Things You'd Better Know if You Want Strong(er) Triceps
3 Things You'd Better Know if You Want Strong(er) Triceps

Kicking back some thoughts on tricep training…

Saving Face: Effective Spotting of The Bench Press
Saving Face: Effective Spotting of The Bench Press

At this point, I began asking myself WTF!? and wondering if this is a regular thing.
Then I woke up and realized that I come from a sport where knee wraps appear under bench shirts, then disappear, then reappear only to have never been there in the first place. The point here is that unless you were there, you have no idea what happened or who’s to blame. It’s always easy to call the shots from the back end or be the Monday morning quarterback, but the reality is one hurt player and a lot of people making excuses and placing blame within the context of something they really know nothing about.

Advanced Squat Cycle
Advanced Squat Cycle

I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Paul Childress recently and talk about how he sets up his squat cycles before a meet.

Energy System Development for Powerlifting
Energy System Development for Powerlifting

Energy system development is seemingly one of the hottest concepts in the fitness industry lately.

The elitefts™ Learn to Train 3 Seminar "LTT3” and the Lies We Tell Ourselves
The elitefts™ Learn to Train 3 Seminar "LTT3” and the Lies We Tell ...

Just twenty minutes in and the seminar is already worth ten times the cost of admission.

Under The Bar - Training Environment
Under The Bar - Training Environment

Over the past few months, I’ve been asked repeatedly what I feel the most important aspect of training is.

The Greatest Program in the World
The Greatest Program in the World

Choosing the “right” program can be an intimidating decision. The truth is, this might not be as critical a decision as you think.

Part III: Caslow's Volume for Huge Presses
Part III: Caslow's Volume for Huge Presses

Part 3 of this series encompasses the bench press.

Going Pro
Going Pro

I started experimenting with single ply gear a few months ago including Metal IPF V-Type Squatter, Metal IPF King Presser, and Metal IPF Deadlifter.

Strength 101: Part IV - Training Periodization
Strength 101: Part IV - Training Periodization

Parallel systems train multiple skills simultaneously, and they progress mainly by manipulating volume, intensity, and technique as a way of teaching the body what to expect from a competition.

The Road To Winning USAPL Raw Nationals
The Road To Winning USAPL Raw Nationals

I started my raw journey back in December of 2008. After an equipped meet in April 2008, I left the meet feeling empty.

Power Clean for the Strength Athlete
Power Clean for the Strength Athlete

Whether your sport is powerlifting, strongman, football or any other “strength” sport, the power clean should be part of your workout plan.

Set Up to Squat Huge
Set Up to Squat Huge

The solution may be as simple as lowering the rack a notch, pulling your elbows down or taking a better breath.

Lightning Deadlifts
Lightning Deadlifts

Until recently, the deadlift was the bastard child of the strength and conditioning community!

Shirt Training...Rough Start but a Strong(ish) Finish
Shirt Training...Rough Start but a Strong(ish) Finish

This was only my second time in this shirt and I was already trying to touch. Had I just worked down from high to low boards, I would have saved time and energy.

Don't Ignore the Rotators
Don't Ignore the Rotators

Don’t neglect the rotators and allow imbalances to develop.

Beast Reality Volume 1, Issue 2: APA 2010 New England Winter Iron Bash and Other Brilliant Warehouse Gym Tales
Beast Reality Volume 1, Issue 2: APA 2010 New England Winter Iron Bash a...

Do you ever have those surreal moments in life? They seem to occur more frequently as I grow older.

Part II: Caslow the Squat
Part II: Caslow the Squat

Take your time, work hard and use this system to conquer the weight.

Where Busting Your Ass Actually Pays Off
Where Busting Your Ass Actually Pays Off

I know that when I bust my ass during training I will get stronger.

Strength 101: Part II - The Methods of Strength Development
Strength 101: Part II - The Methods of Strength Development

A lifter uses multiple lifting techniques because the body has many different modes of adaptation.

Learn How to Caslow Your Own Powerlifting Program
Learn How to Caslow Your Own Powerlifting Program

A quick setup description of how I plan training is generally built on five movements at each workout.

Hard to Train…but Training Hard: Part IV
Hard to Train…but Training Hard: Part IV

There have been many, many times that I’ve looked at something someone was going through and said “Thank you God for my wheelchair; because I really couldn’t have handled THAT.”

Under The Bar: Competence
Under The Bar: Competence

You learned your skill, but more importantly you learned that is only the beginning of mastery – not the end.

Hard to Train…but Training Hard: Part III
Hard to Train…but Training Hard: Part III

Growing up, I hated things that made me feel “different” or “not normal”.

Brian Schwab: APF Gulf Coast Recap
Brian Schwab: APF Gulf Coast Recap

I’ve been training for meets non-stop for years and although I’m not injured physically, I need a break mentally.

Incorporation of Strongman Training in Athlete Lifting Cycles
Incorporation of Strongman Training in Athlete Lifting Cycles

There exists a multitude of components to consider when incorporating Strongman training into a standard lifting cycle.

How to Win Meets and Influence Squats and Deadlifts
How to Win Meets and Influence Squats and Deadlifts

I would like to share with you a movement that has been extremely beneficial to my athletes.

Bench Shirt Break-In Process
Bench Shirt Break-In Process

If anyone has any questions feel free to shoot them my way.

 Partial Movement Training For The Deadlift
Partial Movement Training For The Deadlift

This article will explain how to use partial Deadlifts to improve your pull and also some pitfalls you should avoid.

Tales of a Fit Mom: Training Partners
Tales of a Fit Mom: Training Partners

I’ve been back to training for one month now. Not working out…training.

Extreme Depth: Unsafe and Unfair
Extreme Depth: Unsafe and Unfair

Squat depth has been a matter of controversy in powerlifting since the 1970s and continues to be so.

Brian Schwab: APF Raw Nationals Results
Brian Schwab: APF Raw Nationals Results

My point from this is that meet conditions are never perfect, whether or not you plan for them to be.

Weightlifter's ADD
Weightlifter's ADD

I’m one of those people who spends a great deal of their time trolling the Internet for the newest, latest, and most unconventional ways for getting stronger.

What Powerlifting Means to Me
What Powerlifting Means to Me

Powerlifting has given me confidence, wisdom, compassion, respect, physical strength, and many other things I’m most likely not even aware of.

Strength 101: Part I Strength and the Body
Strength 101: Part I Strength and the Body

The following series is intended to give new lifters some general information on major aspects of weightlifting science.

Tales of a Fit Mom: From Mom To Monster
Tales of a Fit Mom: From Mom To Monster

Sometimes, being accountable is just what a person needs.

Kirschen's Bench Plan for the Powerstation Pro/Am
Kirschen's Bench Plan for the Powerstation Pro/Am

This will be my first time using this program, you can follow along and see how it works in my training log.

Does Your Lockout Suck? Read This.
Does Your Lockout Suck? Read This.

If you believe you always miss at the top, then you’ll always miss at the top!

Linear, Undulating and Nonlinear Programming: Which to Choose?
Linear, Undulating and Nonlinear Programming: Which to Choose?

One of the most important factors of a program is periodization.

Sumo Deadlifting
Sumo Deadlifting

Do things for a reason and with a purpose and you will succeed.

The Final: So You Think You Can Squat?
The Final: So You Think You Can Squat?

Do you think you know how to squat now?

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