Where part of the problem lies is in the assumption that a single should always or usually be heavy or maxed. The single, the heavy single, and the 1RM should really be seen as three different terms entirely.
What’s wrong with powerlifting? Not online coaching. Not Crossfitters doing meets. Not other lifters secretly being deep cover Nazi operatives. Not anything about other lifters, or coaches, at all. All that’s really wrong, from my perspective, is this…
What has changed about 5thSet over the course of its rise to popularity? And what is it like being an elite lifter that hands his training over to someone else?
Number of competitions? Severity of injury? Conditioning and size? Powerlifting total?
As a coach and competitor these are the recurring mistakes I witness many first-timers make.
Dave and JL talk about the aspects of Circa Max that many lifters overlook: the what, how, when, why, and who.
Do you know the number one secret to being a great strength athlete?