Life is meant to be lived. Stop sleepwalking through life and waiting for things to happen.
Just like a game of euchre, there is an optimal time to play these trump cards in powerlifting.
If you aren’t getting stronger or making gains, you’re doing something wrong. Your first job is figuring out what that is.
I am going to describe the similarities between three money management strategies and their application to your time in the iron game.
Was I able to do these things and reach the level that I did simply because I believed?
Where is your confidence and what are you willing to do to strengthen it?
What must competitors put themselves through to attain championship notoriety? Being confined to a wheelchair? Torn relationships? Shortened lifespan?
An overload of information may tempt you to abandon your plan when something new comes along. Pick a program, one program, and stay committed.
I can only imagine from my personal experience with depression how athletes like Dave Mirra reach the point of tragedy.
This could be the simple rule to great strength — are you following it?
Life stress is unavoidable. It can overwhelm you and have a negative impact on your training…if you let it.
After two heart surgeries, I was starting to recover. I was making progress. That’s when my cardiologist called with more bad news.
It’s not all glitz and glamour in the world of gluttony — but there are some perks.
Surpass your mental blocks and improve your technique by putting your mind in a better place with Cook’s Model of Concentration.
I’ve lost, I’ve won, and now I’m tied with adversity. I refuse to the lose the next round.
Don’t build a false sense of security by relying on bands and chains. Remember this fact: straight weight trumps all.
Perfect circumstances are created, not found. How are you living out your words?
Strength is a journey, not a quick fix. Take the time to choose your tools correctly and create something indestructible.
Master this skill to ensure you don’t let a lack of mental presence hinder your competitive performance.
You can choose to be a wise builder or a foolish builder. You may not notice the difference at the start, but once meet day comes, there will be no way to hide a weak foundation.
If you don’t know your audience, you can’t communicate your message. If your audience doesn’t have your knowledge, you can’t assume they’ll understand.
I was stupid, and lazy, and it led to a freak accident. Remember this when you’re training: as soon as confidence becomes arrogance, you’re in trouble.
Expectations and beliefs about work ethic are changing. Are our kids striving to maintain high energy, good health, and proper nutrition in order to train hard consistently?
Having the support of fellow lifters and training partners is really significant to progress in your lifting career. However, having the support of your family is especially important.
One doesn’t need to look that hard to see glimpses of this rebirth of powerlifting because they are all around us. I caught a glimpse (one of many) of the resurgence at the 2015 APF Chicagoland Summer Bash.
Are you still searching for the holy grail of programs? Here it is, in all its perfection.
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.
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.
When you’re occupied with trying to show how good you think you are, how will you have time to develop your skills?
Your career in this world of strength will only go as far as your desire to win. Lose that, and you lose any chance you ever had to succeed.
There is a well-known saying in our industry: information in strength and conditioning doubles every eighteen months. How will you keep up?
There’s a lot of hatred thrown around when a lifter hits a federation record. Should we be celebrating the PR with them?
The expense of climbing the wrong mountain is falling back down before finding the right one. Choose wisely.
In your search of what is new and exciting, do not forget the principles that are proven to produce success.
We gave up the glamour and comfort of a commercial gym. Here in our dungeon, 15-feet underground, we’ve found the secret to building strength.
Approach your training and your progress with the mindset of a problem-solver. Sometimes this means asking others for help and sometimes this means figuring shit out for yourself.
Having the opportunity to bring up the next generation of strength athletes is a task as much as a privilege. Use your influence wisely.
Doctors and strength athletes frequently argue over the effects (good and bad) of performance-enhancing drugs, but some facts aren’t debatable.
Confidence certainly fits the generally accepted mold of the alpha male, as it should. What about confidence?
Bad information is passed from lifter to lifter, website to website. Let’s end the charade.
Pack in the calories and pack on the pounds. Does your stomach have what it takes to eat like Chad Aichs?
Is the Russian conjugate system superior to the Westside conjugate system? Are they they same?
Experts weigh in on the reasons behind all of training pain and preparation of competing in a strength sport.
I have my own demons to keep in line. They’re a product of my disorders and I’ve learned to accept this.
I run my kitchen and gym the way I want to. Follow the rules and there won’t be any problems.
You can adjust thousands of variables in your training but until you find which ones truly matter, you’re going nowhere.
Your treatment of others is the foundation of every relationship in your life. Are you building yours up or breaking them down?
Overcoming my life-altering issues started with taking back control by seeking a clinical explanation for what I was experiencing.
In your lifetime, you will encounter those who beat you down and those who inspire your personal development. It is your responsibility to choose who becomes the guiding voice.
Would you rather engage in gratitude and abundance, or anger and vileness towards people you’ll never actually meet? Which is more meaningful?
It is difficult to reach the top of any sport within a hyper-competitive atmosphere. It is even more difficult with depression and sleep complications.
How you spend your time on this earth determines what you define as meaningful. Does your lifestyle reflect your vision?
Guidance through many years of elite-level powerlifting has produced six specific lessons for platform and personal strength.
When you begin to see your training as more than sets and reps, you’ll find the balance you need to program intelligently.