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Rusty Holcomb and Carmen Phillips | March 23, 2026

What do you do when injuries and structural changes make it so that holding the bar in the squat is limiting? Rusty and Carmen show a couple options they use so that clients can still train the squat.


Mark Rippetoe | March 20, 2026

Rip and Rusty discuss the Deadlift, including it's importance, the need for technique, and the unfounded fear of the lift. 


Carmen Phillips | March 17, 2026

WFAC coach Carmen Phillips shows how trainees who have shoulder limitations can modify the press by sliding it along the front of the rack. The starting height, distance from the rack, and finish position are adjusted for each person, keeping the movement as close as possible to the press.


Rusty Holcomb | March 09, 2026

Rusty goes into detail about setting up and using the monolift with the rack for bench pressing.


Mark Rippetoe and Rusty Holcomb | March 06, 2026

Rip and Rusty discuss the use of equipment in powerlifting, then critique lifting and judging in competitions, focusing on the recent Holy Wars event.




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