Being a student at an extremely populated university gym, I’ve learned—repeatedly—of the sensorial impositions a congested area can have on one’s training. To call the shifty mass of bro that is our gym’s populous a “high-traffic area” would be an understatement. During my time here, I’ve had fellow gym patrons walk over my bar, under my bar, and even into …
Read More »Livestream of European Classic Powerlifting Championships 2017
European Classic Open, Junior & Sub-junior Powerlifting Championships 2017 takes place in Thisted/Denmark from the 12th to 19th March 2017 You can watch the live streaming by clicking on this link: http://www.europowerlifting.org/events/livestream.html Online score sheet: http://goodlift.info/live.php
Read More »Dan Green – Building a Base as a New Lifter
For those of you unfamiliar with Dan Green (which, at this point, should be almost no one) here are some quick facts about his powerlifting career: he has held numerous all-time raw powerlifting records, many of them still standing. He has totaled 2065 pounds at 220 (a record at the time) and 2210 pounds at 242 (the standing all-time world …
Read More »Westside for raw made easy by Burley Hawk
The Westside Method, also known as the Conjugate Method, is a program that is often times misunderstood in the raw powerlifting realm. Most write it off as only working for geared lifters, and instead turn to other types of programming that emphasize volume and simplicity in exercise selection. There are countless ways to write a program that will yield results, …
Read More »Building the Monolith – 5/3/1 for Size
Jim Wendler released another variation for his famous 5/3/1 program (which I’m really a fan of). Building the Monolith – 5/3/1 for Size: Week One Monday Squat – 70×5, 80×5, 90×5, 90×5, 90×5, 90×5, 90×5 Press – 70×5, 80×5, 90×5, 70xAMRAP Chins – 100 total reps Face Pulls/Band Pullaparts – 100 total reps Dips – 100-200 total reps Wednesday Deadlift …
Read More »Inspirational Thursday – Tom Martin
Hello everyone, its been a while… Really busy with work and stuff. Below is a video of Tom Martin, very strong guy. I’ve been watching his videos for quite some time and the guy is a beast and always sticks to his program Crazy deadlift strength!
Read More »Zahir Khudayarov new WR 2447.5lb total
Zahir Khudayarov new WR 2447.5lb total Vids below https://instagram.com/p/8HVyUHlZlO/
Read More »Gym Memes
Andy Bolton’s Latest Deadlift Routine
Andy Bolton recently wrote about his current deadlift routine: Just wanted to tell you about how I’ve been training my Deadlift for the past month. It’s a bit different to how I’ve done it in the past… And it’s made me feel like an absolute machine when I approach the bar to pull 🙂 With my friend Gerry McNamara’s help, the following plan was devised: Week …
Read More »Arm Wrestling: Hafthor Julius Bjornsson vs. Devon Larratt!
What happened when ‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones (and World’s Strongest Man-Europe) took on a pro arm-wrestler from ESPN only half his weight? Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Hafthor Julius Bjornsson) vs. Devon Larratt! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MddSZF_AdXw
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