Interview with Chad Aichs
Interview with Chad Aichs
If you did hit that 3000-pound total, what would the breakdown look like for each lift?
Powerlifting as Evolution
Powerlifting as Evolution
“Carryover” is a word often used to describe how equipment improves lifts. What kind of carryover has powerlifting had in other aspects of your life?
An Interview with Jim Hoskinson
An Interview with Jim Hoskinson
Big Jim Hoskinson is a top level 308-lb lifter. He has a huge 1100-lb squat and 2500-pound total.
Manipulating a Training Program
Manipulating a Training Program
I know I’m not the only one guilty of this, but far too often, individuals like myself go online and search for workout routines, help, or guidance
One Thing We Can Do
One Thing We Can Do
Basically, success is a simple formula. The difficult part is the hard work and dedication that is required.
A Breakdown of Powerlifting
A Breakdown of Powerlifting
Do you understand the purpose and usefulness of the powerlifting movements?
A Powerlifter’s Guide to Making Weight
A Powerlifter’s Guide to Making Weight
The reality of competing in powerlifting is that at some point in time we all have to make weight. Making weight can make or break your lifting performance.
I’m a Powerlifter
I’m a Powerlifter

But what does that really mean?

Theodore Roosevelt on Powerlifting
Theodore Roosevelt on Powerlifting

You can’t choose your potential. But you can choose to fulfill the potential you do have.

Beginners Guide to Strength Training: To Speed or Not to Speed
Beginners Guide to Strength Training: To Speed or Not to Speed

Congratulations on your choice to enter the world of strength sports. You’re in for a treat. The training is fun, the results are priceless, and the people are second to none.

Powerlifters have Values?
Powerlifters have Values?

There aren’t many among us out there who make a living from their three lift totals.

Handling Lifters at a Meet
Handling Lifters at a Meet

Make sure you, the handler, knows where to meet your lifter and when. Make sure to be on time. The lifter doesn’t need to worry about whether his help is going to show or not, he has too many other things on his mind.

How to Increase Your Squat and Deadlift and Do Less Work in the Process!
How to Increase Your Squat and Deadlift and Do Less Work in the Process!

While sitting in the warm-up room at the WPC World Championships in Lake George, New York, I reflected on the three squat attempts that I had just completed in bewilderment.

Under The Bar: Boston Seminar Recap
Under The Bar: Boston Seminar Recap

If strength and powerlifting are the topics, then I want to hear from those who are in the trenches day in and day out

Scott “Hoss” Cartwright: Get Injured and Get Stronger Interview
Scott “Hoss” Cartwright: Get Injured and Get Stronger Interview

He has elite totals at a body weight of 275 lbs and 308 lbs and totaled 2204 lbs in single ply gear. After that, Hoss tried to make a jump to double ply gear but only added 18 pounds to his total.

What I Learned from Bodybuilding and How It Can Help Your Powerlifting
What I Learned from Bodybuilding and How It Can Help Your Powerlifting

In May of this year, I competed in two bodybuilding shows: The NPC New York Metropolitan Championships and the NPC New England Championships. I

Great Rules that Suck
Great Rules that Suck

I was born with a rebellious streak. It’s been with me just about every day of my 32-year existence. When I wake up every day, I know that I’ll probably do or say something that will probably be nothing more than an act of rebellion in some form or another against something that I see as wrong or unjust. I don’t know why that is. I just accept it as part of my nature. I can’t control it so I embrace it. It’s who I am.

How to Break PRs
How to Break PRs

What I intend to offer you is an example of what has helped me increase my own lifts.

Adjust Your Pull-Up Technique for a Bigger Bench
Adjust Your Pull-Up Technique for a Bigger Bench

It is no secret among competitive bench pressers that big, strong lats make it easier to drive heavy weight off your chest.

The Art of Triples
The Art of Triples

Triples in the shirt is hands down the best exercise to increase your bench. What sucks is that they are hard as shit to master. They need to be completed on one breath. I don’t know how many times I have told lifters to do this exercise. But what I usually hear from the lifter is, “why?” Because I said so, that is why!

Maximum Effort Training for Strongman
Maximum Effort Training for Strongman

As covered in my last article, the dynamic effort (DE) session is dedicated to speed. Max effort (ME) is dedicated to huge weights and re-writing the record books every session you train. My approach is a bit different from the traditional Westside approach.

Intermediate Madness
Intermediate Madness

As I traverse the bumpy road that leads to elite level lifting, I’ve pondered what things can hasten the journey. Most trainees can rapidly progress from being a beginner to an intermediate level lifter, but many often plateau and never move out of the intermediate phase. This article is designed for the intermediate level lifter, to help them kick-start their process and get back on the road to elite lifting!

Deload to Reload
Deload to Reload

I’ve wanted to write this article for awhile and there have been several questions on the Q/A that touched on this subject. For those not familiar with the term “deload” by basic definition of it is this: to take a break from extreme training.

Bigger and Better Benching
Bigger and Better Benching

A lot of my tips are just repeats from everyone else but I think they get overlooked while everyone is looking for the next gear craze or shortcut. Some are gear related and some are raw work.

I Thought It Was Pretty Simple
I Thought It Was Pretty Simple

The handoff for the bench is very important but an often-overlooked skill. There are two major mistakes that are often made.

Bench Training with Ed Rectenwald
Bench Training with Ed Rectenwald

Coming up with new articles each month can be a challenging task and coming up with quality information can be even harder. After a couple hundred articles I find myself repeating myself time and time again.

Going Heavy
Going Heavy

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

Step-Up, Set-Up, and Bench
Step-Up, Set-Up, and Bench

If you look at any of the biggest benchers out there, raw or equipped, two things that they all have in common (besides freakish strength) are solid bases from which to bench and great leg drive.

Starting Over By Mike Miller (as told to Dave Tate)
Starting Over By Mike Miller (as told to Dave Tate)

I was watching our new bench video with Bill Crawford this weekend and I asked him what he thought. He said, “The video is great but your benching technique is horrible.”

Training with Angelo Beradinelli’s Progressive Evolution System
Training with Angelo Beradinelli’s Progressive Evolution System

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

Got Bench?
Got Bench?

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?”

The Road to 700 by Mike Miller (as told to Dave Tate)
The Road to 700 by Mike Miller (as told to Dave Tate)

I began to seriously power lift in October of 1999. I had weight trained off and on since I was 15…

To The Beginner by Mike Miller (as told to Dave Tate)
To The Beginner by Mike Miller (as told to Dave Tate)

This article is intended to provide insight for the individual who is just starting out in powerlifting.

Southside Gym
Southside Gym

Dave trains at the mecca of powerlifting, Westside Barbell Club. What could I possibly add to the knowledge that pours out of that holy place?

My Trip to Westside Barbell
My Trip to Westside Barbell

This visit would be different than those previous because I was actually going to train on Saturday and Sunday as a bench and squat seminar attendee opposed to just watching the action.

Westside Raw- Is it possible?
Westside Raw- Is it possible?

I’ve heard every excuse in the book on why you cannot train in the same manner as Westside Barbell.

Squat Training: A Different Perspective
Squat Training: A Different Perspective

The program listed below was done by one of my training partners, Kevin Deweese.

My Diary
My Diary

My intent with this article is to give you a sort of inside look at what I was thinking going into and during the meet.

Lift Like a Gym Rat, Kick Like a Mule
Lift Like a Gym Rat, Kick Like a Mule

Gym accidents are not funny. They may cause serious physical injury that may have both short and unfortunately long-term consequences. So it’s with mixed feelings that I relate another “Legend of Iron Smith Gym” incident.

Beginner Mistakes, Part II: The Dynamic Bench Press
Beginner Mistakes, Part II: The Dynamic Bench Press

Having coached for several years and after attending several Force Training seminars, I see the same problems on dynamic bench day no matter where I am. These problems aren’t always reserved for the beginner; I seem to make some of these same mistakes and have to take a step back and re-evaluate. Let us first take a look at the general parameters on this day so that we are all on the same page.

FINNISH FINISH - NATIONAL APPROACH TO BOX SQUATTING
FINNISH FINISH - NATIONAL APPROACH TO BOX SQUATTING

Today many lifters talk about box squatting. Opinions vary alot. Some still state that using a box is a trick which has no effect to contest maxes at all.

Training the juniors
Training the juniors

What you learn while young you practice in the older age. When it comes to power lifting, the skills and techniques help you through your whole career.

THE SPECIALIST BY KENNY PATTERSON
THE SPECIALIST BY KENNY PATTERSON

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

Preparation for the 2001 IPA Nationals
Preparation for the 2001 IPA Nationals

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

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