It is easy to put too much pressure on ourselves as competitors, but we have to realize that each meet is building momentum toward long-term success.

He’s back…and he’s getting ready to take the platform!

I have some worthy advice to share from Rick Hussey with you.

The competition is like a period at the end of a sentence.

I’m addicted to powerlifting…

Amy’s venture back into strongman competition.

The sweet and sour of the NBS Fitness powerlifting team’s first meet.

Julia Ladewski prepping for her first show

Always try to stay inside of yourself and learn where that power is stored. Most importantly, learn how to call upon it when the time comes.

Days that go right may be few and far between, but when you have one like this… it’s just badass.

Jesse Pierce competed in his first powerlifting meet. However, as a soldier, the real task was waiting for him after he stepped off the platform.

When it comes to competition, you want to make sure everything is in order—even the tiniest things. As Eric Maroscher points out, one thing is definitely key.

All of us have a story about the first time we fell in love with the iron. However, some of us have more of an unconventional love affair.

Many people think that dieting is the most difficult part about cutting weight for a meet. Yet, for Paul Oneid, the weight loss was not the obstacle… the accompanying factors were.

Arrogance, confidence, and pride all have their place. But when is it too much?

The benefits of competition can be far greater than winning a title; however, you have to learn to commit.

It’s done and in the books. I competed at the 16th annual RPS Power Challenge on October 21, 2012.

This is the last time you’ll hear from me until it is in the books.

How to prepare, what to expect, and all that comes in between your first time on the platform.

Most people aren’t willing to risk life or limb in a backyard meet. Yet, that’s what happened as Kandahar Airfield hosted its second annual “1000 lbs. Club” powerlifting challenge in Afghanistan.

Failure will happen, it does to everyone, no one is immune.

“What can I do to improve, so the judges have no choice but to place me in first next time?”

PVC Roll everything on your body…twice a day MINIMUM!

Doing this competition is like going to the all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. At the time, it sounds like an excellent idea.

Take pride in what you’ve accomplished, but always acknowledge that there are barriers and boundaries to be pushed.

I have to say that this 20 week training/dieting/cardio cycle for this bodybuilding show was by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

This week I started a few new things at work that I believe will help our performance program not so much in the direct sense of progress but in an indirect sense.

Andy Deck, representing lightweights worldwide at the Arnold Sports Expo.

I am more excited than ever for the future of Strongwoman in America.

Oct. 15th, my teammate, Lou Costa, and I headed down to Virginia Beach in his sexy little Mercury Cougar.

The first installment of this series – The Vision – was published during our 2009 holiday rush.

Recently, I’ve been on a 10-week decline in the gym. It began with a powerlifting meet that I entered back in November.