The circa max phase is a three week squat phase designed to peak you for your contest.

I have been training with Todd Brock for over 12 years now. I first met Todd during my 2 hour road trips to Westside Barbell.

How things have changed. Five years ago, all you ever read were articles on how to use your gear, how to use your bench shirt, squat suit, knee wraps, etc. Now people want articles on how to train without gear. Very strange.

In the spirit of the 4th of July, we are going to focus on explosive (re: dynamic) training. So listed below are the top 3 cycles for the squat and bench.

For those that don’t know how I train or how I think – it all comes down to one thing; Going Heavy.

Evan Simon recently became the head strength and conditioning coach for Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.

Matt is one of the least physically gifted lifters that I have ever seen.

I want to acknowledge the guys from PES for welcoming me into their group.

I don’t care what gym you train at there’s always that one question that, essentially, is used as a measuring stick of your masculinity; “How much do you bench?”

There are two variations to this structure. For the sake of time and space, I will only discuss one at this time. The second variation is a bit more complicated and is recommended for an experienced lifter only.

On June 17, 2000 while competing in the IPA York Barbell Strength Spectacular I completely ruptured my right patella tendon while setting up with my opening squat attempt of 780 pounds.

Kenny Patterson: As a bench press specialist I train somewhat different
from the other members of the Westside Barbell Club.

Sample Westside Barbell Workout by Bob Youngs when he was training at the gym.

Here is a training diary and some thoughts on my preparation for the 2001 IPA Nationals.