Prepping for Your First Powerlifting Meet Andy Baker | December 02, 2010 "I think that the most useful approach to take is the chronological. Let’s start before the meet ever begins, and work through your last attempt on the platform. The first thing to do is sign up for a meet..." Continue reading Competition Makes the World Go ‘Round Matt Reynolds | November 30, 2010 "If the question is whether you should compete, then the answer is yes. If the question is when, the answer is now. NOTHING will take your training to the next level the way training for a competition will." Continue reading Powerlifting, Year OneAn Experiment in Belted Low Bar Back Squat Specialization Gary Gibson | March 31, 2010 "I recently competed in my third powerlifting meet, exactly one year to the day after my very first meet. I thought the one year mark of my nascent competitive career would be a grand time to look back and give serious thought to what I’d been doing. The great thing about powerlifting is that it is so easy to measure progress. You can’t lie to yourself because the numbers are right there to keep you honest. Do I weigh more this year than last? Is my total higher in the same amount and kind of gear? Simple." Continue reading Strength Training for Throwers Bill Starr | January 28, 2010 "Throwers were some of the very first competitive athletes, other than Olympic weightlifters, to make strength a prime consideration in their overall training. In the fifties and early sixties when sports coaches were constantly telling their athletes to stay away from any form of weight training, throwers were doing just the opposite. Parry O’Brien, Bill Neider, Dallas Long, and Randy Matson were extremely strong and they ruled the sport." Continue reading Baby, Bathwater, Gear Gary Gibson | December 22, 2009 "Gear exists on a spectrum and like everything else in life you have to pick your place along it based on your individual circumstances." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Last Page
Competition Makes the World Go ‘Round Matt Reynolds | November 30, 2010 "If the question is whether you should compete, then the answer is yes. If the question is when, the answer is now. NOTHING will take your training to the next level the way training for a competition will." Continue reading Powerlifting, Year OneAn Experiment in Belted Low Bar Back Squat Specialization Gary Gibson | March 31, 2010 "I recently competed in my third powerlifting meet, exactly one year to the day after my very first meet. I thought the one year mark of my nascent competitive career would be a grand time to look back and give serious thought to what I’d been doing. The great thing about powerlifting is that it is so easy to measure progress. You can’t lie to yourself because the numbers are right there to keep you honest. Do I weigh more this year than last? Is my total higher in the same amount and kind of gear? Simple." Continue reading Strength Training for Throwers Bill Starr | January 28, 2010 "Throwers were some of the very first competitive athletes, other than Olympic weightlifters, to make strength a prime consideration in their overall training. In the fifties and early sixties when sports coaches were constantly telling their athletes to stay away from any form of weight training, throwers were doing just the opposite. Parry O’Brien, Bill Neider, Dallas Long, and Randy Matson were extremely strong and they ruled the sport." Continue reading Baby, Bathwater, Gear Gary Gibson | December 22, 2009 "Gear exists on a spectrum and like everything else in life you have to pick your place along it based on your individual circumstances." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Last Page
Powerlifting, Year OneAn Experiment in Belted Low Bar Back Squat Specialization Gary Gibson | March 31, 2010 "I recently competed in my third powerlifting meet, exactly one year to the day after my very first meet. I thought the one year mark of my nascent competitive career would be a grand time to look back and give serious thought to what I’d been doing. The great thing about powerlifting is that it is so easy to measure progress. You can’t lie to yourself because the numbers are right there to keep you honest. Do I weigh more this year than last? Is my total higher in the same amount and kind of gear? Simple." Continue reading Strength Training for Throwers Bill Starr | January 28, 2010 "Throwers were some of the very first competitive athletes, other than Olympic weightlifters, to make strength a prime consideration in their overall training. In the fifties and early sixties when sports coaches were constantly telling their athletes to stay away from any form of weight training, throwers were doing just the opposite. Parry O’Brien, Bill Neider, Dallas Long, and Randy Matson were extremely strong and they ruled the sport." Continue reading Baby, Bathwater, Gear Gary Gibson | December 22, 2009 "Gear exists on a spectrum and like everything else in life you have to pick your place along it based on your individual circumstances." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Last Page
Strength Training for Throwers Bill Starr | January 28, 2010 "Throwers were some of the very first competitive athletes, other than Olympic weightlifters, to make strength a prime consideration in their overall training. In the fifties and early sixties when sports coaches were constantly telling their athletes to stay away from any form of weight training, throwers were doing just the opposite. Parry O’Brien, Bill Neider, Dallas Long, and Randy Matson were extremely strong and they ruled the sport." Continue reading Baby, Bathwater, Gear Gary Gibson | December 22, 2009 "Gear exists on a spectrum and like everything else in life you have to pick your place along it based on your individual circumstances." Continue reading First Page Previous Page Last Page
Baby, Bathwater, Gear Gary Gibson | December 22, 2009 "Gear exists on a spectrum and like everything else in life you have to pick your place along it based on your individual circumstances." Continue reading
