“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn   “If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.” – Vinoba Bhave   “Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we …

A former oil rigger, bouncer and lumberjack sounds pretty badass, and that is certainly an accurate description of Bill Kazmaier. But more impressive than these things is that we are talking about the greatest strength athlete of all time. Some of Kaz’s most impressive titles and feats of strength include: Three-Time World Strongest Man Two-Time IPF World Champion, when there …

Dana Linn Bailey competed in her first powerlifting meet with the following results: Squat – 309lbs/140kg Bench – 209lbs/95kg Deadlift – 347lbs/157.5kg This total 865(392.5) is easily enough for her to qualify for raw nationals. She had a Wilks of 429, won her class and best lifter at this meet and also got tested.     Dana Linn Bailey is an American IFBB Pro fitness …

3 x 3 – Squat: High Volume & Competition By Stephan Korte I have already mentioned in part 1 of this series, the best way to train all the muscles you need for a big squat is to squat. It is an effective exercise for working the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, hip flexors and, of course, the lower back. It also works …

Kirill Sarychev back workout at Dmitry Klokov’s gym  

3 x 3 – Basic Information By Stephan Korte The training program presented here has been used by some of the strongest German powerlifters including IPF Junior World Champions Ralf Gierz and Michael Bruegger. Gierz totaled close to 2200 lbs. at superheavyweight and Bruegger was the first German powerlifter to break the 2200 lb. barrier at a bodyweight of 26O …

September: a new month, a new beginning. Motivation is mandatory. Here we go…