Bench Press
The Strategy That Helped Tommy Bohanon Demolish the NFL Combine Bench Press Test
Tommy Bohanon’s strength is the stuff of legend. We’ve already detailed the outrageous workouts where he regularly makes 400-pound Cleans look like warm-up weight. But the 28-year-old NFL fullback also [...]
Overcoming Isometrics: The Weird Exercises That Can Instantly Make You Stronger
Can you trick your body into instantly becoming stronger and faster? It sounds like a gimmicky sales pitch, but it's entirely possible. The answer: overcoming isometrics. What are overcoming isometrics? [...]
The Painful-Yet-Effective Strategy That Will Add Reps to Your Bench Press Test
One of the most common combine events is the Bench Press for reps. At the NFL Combine, it's performed with 225 pounds. At the NBA Combine, it's done with 185 [...]
Testing Your One-Rep Max? Try This Surprising, Science-Backed Trick to Move More Weight
Over the past two decades, the amount of research on post-activation potentiation (PAP) has skyrocketed. Most proven PAP protocols utilize a heavy strength exercise (for example, Barbell Squats) followed by [...]
Bench Press Hurt Your Shoulder? Here’s What You Should Do
Over the years, I have trained numerous athletes with existing shoulder problems that prevented them from bench pressing heavy weight with a standard barbell. If you're dealing with similar issues, [...]
Post-Activation Potentiation: How This Unique Training Trick Can Help You
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a training concept that has garnered a lot of attention among lifters and strength coaches in recent years. Why? Because it has been shown to boost [...]
Why You Should Train Your Upper Back Every Day
A strong upper back is arguably one of THE most important physical attributes for any strength endeavor. That may sound ridiculous, but it's true. Without a solid base of strength [...]
5 Strength Training Tips for High School Hockey Players
If you're a high school hockey player, I've got great news for you. You're old enough to start lifting weights for real. You enter the Iron Game because you realize [...]
6 Push-Up Variations to Build Strength and Improve Shoulder Health
Push-Ups are a staple for building upper-body strength. They target the chest, shoulders, and triceps, engage the core and require no equipment or spotters. Yet, as effective as they are [...]
Does Bodyweight Training Count as Strength Training?
Far too often, educated strength and conditioning coaches get caught up in what the hottest books recommend as the do-or-die essentials of exercise. While everyone has their favorites, we also [...]