I’ve been completely immersed in the sport of powerlifting for over 25 years. When you reach this level of knowledge and experience, some people assume that you just stop asking questions. Wrong! I ask questions all the time.
You’ll still be weak and look like shit, but man, people will know you lift.
When Kendall Alston and his crew approached me with the idea of filming a documentary about what a normal day in my life looks like—and not simply my lifting or my coaching—it hit my like a breath of fresh air. This video is the result.
While putting together a training presentation for a local high school, I gave some thought to the things I wish someone would have told me in high school. I probably wouldn’t have listened anyway, but here they are.
I have some grown up advice for your training: start training like an adult and quit worrying about whether or not it’s fun. This program actually produces results, and in my book, results are a hell of a lot more fun than feel-good training.
Cutting through the clutter of fitness information out there, here’s a checklist to help you to figure out what works (and what doesn’t) for your training and the training advice you offer others.
If you have the slightest inkling that this article may offend you, proceed to mistake number 5. You’re probably that guy.
Get bigger and stronger with these four cornerstones of McRobert’s training method.
You’ve received a lot of lifting cues in your life, but I guarantee you’ve never heard this one.
