These mistakes in the squat, bench, and deadlift seem small on their own. But add them to together? You’re leaving pounds off your total.
As John enters the final weeks before the 2016 Arnold, this trio of professional bodybuilders joined Dave at the S4 Compound for a high-intensity training session. Full workout included.
Stop beating yourself up after hitting a sticking point in your training. Figure out what the problem is and fix it. These tips will help the troubleshooting process.
Here are 23 tips to master the most famous NFL Combine challenge,
For correcting weaknesses in a given portion of a lift, you need to use what I call Mechanically Similar Movements.
A logical process of elimination begins by considering all possible causes of your sticking point. I don’t have the answer but I can help you find it.
What is the best way to prepare for your training session? Do you need a foam roller? Muscle activation techniques? A reverse hyper?
The record-holder and 1075-pound bench presser openly discusses technique and his comeback from injury in this Kabuki Strength Lab video.
The role and reputation of the DE bench press has received nothing but a bad rap. I have to admit that I am partly to blame.
It’s taken me a while to grasp just how necessary these blood pumping sessions can be. Ditch the excuses and start doing these today.
Now that we’ve tackled the squat, let’s break down the bench set up and introduce a cue system to use during every set.
You need someone who isn’t afraid to criticize; you need to listen to what you’re doing wrong.
If you want the bar to come back up, you need to take care of how it goes down.
Biceps and triceps tendonitis are among the most likely aches to plague competitive powerlifters. Here are several go-to ways to manage these and other common tendon and joint overuse injuries.
The bench press is typically the weakest lift for women. It’s no mystery why—they require a targeted approach.
As he aims to take his 540-pound bench up to 600, Casey is employing the help of these veteran coaches. Watch as he learns the adjustments needed to keep pushing forward.
The two most important things when working with kids: keep them interested and show them how far they can go with proper training protocols.
These 6-week max effort and 4-week dynamic effort waves have taken Casey’s raw bench to 540 pounds. Watch as he explains his approach to chasing 600 and how you can use his methods yourself.
I’m still learning how to train like a bodybuilder in my current cycle. Here’s the full workout and everything Dave taught me this week.
Before you start plugging in the exercises figure out why your bench sucks.
The path of continual progress includes some these important programming specialties: don’t add techniques you are ready for and don’t become stale.
Unimpressed? This old school method will help you get to 500 pounds, too.
As you focus on moving maximum weight on squats, benches and deadlifts, wimpy isolation movements just don’t have a place. Or do they?
These are a few important components of building a big bench, starting with getting the bar off your chest as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Julia, in conjunction with Alexander Cortes and Scott Paltos, discusses how training like a bodybuilder and adding in higher reps might help powerlifters with the big three lifts.
With a variety of unique, specialized equipment, you can program to address a multitude of player strengths and weaknesses.
Illness didn’t stop me from competing, and dropping 525 pounds on my chest didn’t stop me from finishing the meet. But later that night, I realized I was in more serious pain than it seemed at first.
You learn a lot from the mistakes you make at your first meet. Imagine all you can learn from the mistakes spanning an entire powerlifting career.
Injuries suck, but we all get them. It’s part of the game. But there’s one injury that kept me out of the gym for months at a time. The doctor told me I’d never bench over 400 pounds again. He was wrong.
Close grip Bench Press with a two board with Casey Williams can only lead to strength gains.
This seminar is the real deal, not a staged production. It is exactly what I was teaching years ago.
Remember all those things you wish you would have known when you started? Maybe we should do more than laugh at the guy across the gym doing machine decline iso-lateral presses.
EliteFTS Pro Powerlifter Casey Williams goes through his reverse band bench workout.
Double your bench press numbers by adding speed bench to your benching routine.
You might need a long-term progression to overcome nagging pains and to increase your lifts. Or maybe you just need these simple tips.
When weekend seminars at the S4 Compound come to a close, everyone in attendance leaves with a renewed determination for self-improvement. We have harnessed this motivation for you.
When you’re chipping away at that all-time PR, every pound matters.
Doctors and strength athletes frequently argue over the effects (good and bad) of performance-enhancing drugs, but some facts aren’t debatable.
Are you looking for something new to take you bench up a notch? Here are two.
If you can survive these challenges it will be good for…but it won’t feel that way.
The human body is a system of levers. When we understand the concepts of these mechanisms, we then increase our force-production capabilities.
Wanting to add variety to your bench training while also improving your grip at the same time? Start getting fat with Fat Bar Floor Presses.