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Does Overtraining Exist?

by Ernie Lilliebridge Jr in Articles, Bodybuilding Articles, Powerlifting Articles

Editor’s Comment: ”In 2012 at the Supertraining “Meet of the Century”, I overheard some conversation going back and forth between the Lilliebridges and Vince Urbank between deadlift warm up sets on the topic of overtraining. These guys were throwing around 5, 6, and 7 plates a side without breaking a sweat. It was unbelievable. So when ... → Read More

Back From The Brink: Part 2 – Prepare for Worlds – The 5 Week Training Cycle

by Hedlesky in Powerlifting Articles

Back From The Brink: Part 2 – Cue Up “Momma Said Knock You Out” By: Mike Hedlesky, MS, CSCS, CF-L1, USAW, WBB… soon to be EMT-B                Well, life has been throwing me some curve balls. In my previous installment, I was outlying my training/recovery plan for the months and months of time I had ... → Read More

Separate Success from the Rest by George Leeman

by George Leeman in Articles, Powerlifting Articles

Ever wonder what all successful people have in common? The belief they can, and will be successful. Often times I see so many people telling me that they would never be able to do something. That no matter how hard they tried, or what they did, they would never be able to accomplish something that ... → Read More

USPA Classification Standards for Raw Elite

by Brandon in Powerlifting Articles

Much argument has gone back and forth on the subject of “what is elite?” in powerlifting. Fortunately, Kevin Meskew has given us a new chart of standards. It has been mentioned these may be changed slightly for accuracy. This list includes both Elite, International Elite, and more. Steve Denison says: The original classification standards going back to ... → Read More

Ankle Mobility for Better Squats – Bryce Lewis

by Bryce Lewis in Mobility

I’m sure many athletes have asked themselves why they can’t squat as deeply as they’d like to, or with less pain. What can probably be said about the powerlifting community is that until recently, mobility hasn’t been taken that seriously, and that even today, a confluence of cross disciplinary approaches is only just beginning to ... → Read More

First Month of Giving! $215 to Make-A-Wish Video

by Brandon in Store Blog

“Feels good man.” Feels real good to send this out. We have had a hellacious month, and I can’t tell you how good if feels to end it like this… on my birthday! Through all the server changes, the downtime, the little issues, and working on a new store redesign in the works it has ... → Read More

Your First Powerlifting Meet

by Steve Kleva in Powerlifting Articles

So you want to do your first meet? This guide will give you an idea on what you can expect. I hope this helps some of you, so you are not going in blind. First: How to do the power lifts according to the judges. This guide assumes you already know how to squat, bench, and deadlift. ... → Read More

Big Charity Sale

by Brandon in Store Blog

We are in the home stretch to reach our monthly charity goal, and to get there we are offering a big sale on dozens of items! Ends April 30th and $5.99 flat rate shipping still available to all US orders under approx. 10lb box. Charity Sale Page From our Facebook Page: HUGE Charity SALE!!! Lots of ACCESSORIES, ... → Read More

Activate Before You Annihilate

by Brandon in Articles

Written by an old pal, Elusive A great way to improve the quality of your workout is to activate your prime movers and the smaller, weaker stabilizing muscles surrounding them before you perform your main lift. Apart from the performance boosting aspect, doing activation drills also serves as a type of pre-hab and will help you ... → Read More

Kicking ass without a gym, in the wilderness (At home workout, caveman style)

by hastalles in Articles

Part two of Kicking ass without a Gym Wanna get strong as hell but you’ve sworn off all human contact and are living deep in the wilderness 500 miles away from the nearest squat rack? No problem! As always you need to cover the basic awesome lifts to get strong. Squat, deadlift, pressing, pulling. This is ... → Read More