Consider where YOU lack focus. These things are widespread knowledge, nothing ground-breaking but surprisingly not prioritized correctly.
Here’s what my crew abides by in setting up our team training. The process starts with tryouts.
‘Tis the season to reflect on the past, present, and future. Don’t be a Scrooge — take a moment to thank the people who have shaped who you are today.
Rooted at Metroflex, Warren’s early years building a thick and grainy physique grew to the height of the Olympia.
In training, many choices must be made. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.
Not all training junk foods are created equal. This topic, and more, are explained in this week’s episode.
I’m here to spread the true secret of strength, if you think you can handle it.
This article provides a list of some of the various and sundry factors that help contribute to winning a strongman or strongwoman pro card.
Thinking back to these two activities and my time in college, I find myself wondering if the concept of working in with strangers is a concept lost on today’s youth.
With five years in the sport of powerlifting, my best total before I came to Westside Barbell was 1685. After training at Westside for a little over three years, my best total is 1950. Here are the big issues to avoid if you want similar progress.
In my entire life of training, I’ve only ever had six training partners, and never more than one at a time. Now I have two. That’s right — there are three of us.
Most people who step under the bar want to get big and strong, period. Muscle failure is paramount in this regard. Here’s how to use it properly to build muscle without overloading your central nervous system or risking injury.
Surrounding myself around top-level powerlifters for over 30 years, I’ve noticed a trend.
Caring about someone doesn’t always mean agreeing with them — sometimes it means telling them they’re making a stupid-ass decision.
Your numbers will be subject to so many external variables, but your character is forged by intentionality.
My home gym has been one of the best investments I have ever made. Let me explain how I got here.
There’s only one thing you should truly fear this Halloween: not getting stronger.
These 17 triggers may serve as a checklist to ensure optimal flow states and encourage proper performance — ultimately what’s standing between you and your next world record.
After back-to-back-to-back wins, Mark Dugdale is sharing his methods for making sure he is stage ready on show day.
I needed to regain confidence in myself as a lifter and take a step out of my comfort zone. I accomplished this at USPA Nationals.
Two months ago I made the decision to compete at United States Strongman Nationals with the only goal of qualifying for Pro Women’s World’s in October.
The information in this article is meant for lifters who care about only one thing: building the biggest powerlifting total possible.
The majority of people that go to the gym want a place where they can have fun, get stronger, and not be stressed in an overly-competitive environment. Here’s how to do it.
Through a lot of ups downs since 2002, I’ve learned things both the hard way and the easy way. In one quick read, here are 137 of the best things to remember about conjugate.
The methods weren’t perfect, the food was mostly shit, but it worked. There are a few things I’d change before recommending this for someone else.
There are benefits to having a crew and there are benefits to relying on only yourself. Which are most important for you?
Equipped powerlifting isn’t easy to do by yourself in a home gym. But if you’re going to do it, you need to know how to do it safely.
The things to which you devote your time fall into one of two categories: those that are building your future or those that are holding you back.
The five-time IPF World Champion and York Barbell Hall-of-Famer opens up about his life and the methods he used to build his incredible strength, including a 14-week deadlift routine.
If your allegiance to a gym only lasts as long as your free membership or you bash your old gym on social media, this term may apply to you.
From cellar dweller to lifting in a hardcore powerlifting crew.
Your college experience doesn't have to be only cheap beer, Taco Bell at 2 AM, and 6 hangovers a week.
Your partners are not your personal cheering section or your therapists. You are a team working together to get insanely strong.
The truth may not always be what they want to hear, but it’s what they need to hear.
I’ve been back to training for one month now. Not working out…training.
