Ernie Frantz and the History of Frantz Multi-Ply Gear
Ernie Frantz and the History of Frantz Multi-Ply Gear

What you are about to read is a truly loving portrait of a powerlifting legend, written by one of the few who knew him best (and a great powerlifting coach in his own right).

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

The legendary Frantz Gym was the place where the top powerlifters trained, where the collective whole was greater than the sum of its parts. “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” can often be tossed around, but that was a large part of the magic that was Frantz Gym.

The Geology of Power
The Geology of Power

To this day, that month-long experience of a geology class at Yellowstone helped shape how I look at duration, time, patience, and longevity. That experience helped me apply the view of time to virtually all facets of life, including strength training.

The Time In-Between Sets Matters
The Time In-Between Sets Matters

You see lost lifters jumping from one diet to another or from one program to the next, thinking they bought a long-lost ingredient to the stew that is strength and power. But the actual missing ingredients are right in front of them: consistency and an understanding of the basics.

Beware of False Prophets
Beware of False Prophets

There is a huge list of things the sport of powerlifting has produced over these seven decades. Within this sizable list, the sport has consistently produced two specific items over and again, each and every single decade.

5 Things You Must Know as a Novice Powerlifter
5 Things You Must Know as a Novice Powerlifter

Your future in this sport deserves to be worked on not only at the gym and with your physical strength and power, but outside of the weight room as well, with your mental focus and contemplation.

Dusting Off the Past to Answer Questions for the Present
Dusting Off the Past to Answer Questions for the Present

There is often hope that the future is the timeframe where many problems and questions of humanity will be solved. But sometimes the questions have already been asked, pondered, explored, researched and answered.

The Gift of Perspective: Things to Know as a New Powerlifter
The Gift of Perspective: Things to Know as a New Powerlifter

In this first part of the perspective series, I share five perspectives for you to consider as you make your initial steps into the journey that we call powerlifting.

Powerlifters or Keyboard Cowards?
Powerlifters or Keyboard Cowards?

Longevity in the sport often reveals which competitors are driven by false confidence.

3 Partners Open 2XL Powerlifting Gym
3 Partners Open 2XL Powerlifting Gym

Large? Not good enough. XL? Not quite there. 2XL? Now you're talking.

Nutrition Advice from Generation X (to Y and Z)
Nutrition Advice from Generation X (to Y and Z)

When your elders say “eat your veggies,” you young'uns better listen.

Monster Garage Gym: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Monster Garage Gym: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

It is pretty much true, you are what you eat…or you will be.

Eric Maroscher: Video Inquisition (Part 4)
Eric Maroscher: Video Inquisition (Part 4)

One size does not fit all. Not every guy is going wear the same tuxedo to the prom.

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