The Single, the Heavy Single and the 1RM: Know the Difference
The Single, the Heavy Single and the 1RM: Know the Difference

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.

The Death of Powerlifting
The Death of Powerlifting

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…

WATCH: Table Talk with Swede Burns and JP Carroll — The Growth of 5thSet and Training Elite Lifters
WATCH: Table Talk with Swede Burns and JP Carroll — The Growth of 5thSet...

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?

WATCH: Table Talk with Mark Dugdale — What Makes You Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced?
WATCH: Table Talk with Mark Dugdale — What Makes You Beginner, Intermedi...

Number of competitions? Severity of injury? Conditioning and size? Powerlifting total?

6 Don'ts for New Lifters Going Into a Meet
6 Don'ts for New Lifters Going Into a Meet

As a coach and competitor these are the recurring mistakes I witness many first-timers make.

WATCH: Table Talk — Peaking for A Meet with Circa Max Training
WATCH: Table Talk — Peaking for A Meet with Circa Max Training

Dave and JL talk about the aspects of Circa Max that many lifters overlook: the what, how, when, why, and who.

WATCH: Darden Q&A From the Compound — Beginners, When to Compete, Injury Prevention
WATCH: Darden Q&A From the Compound — Beginners, When to Compete, In...

Do you know the number one secret to being a great strength athlete?

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