Powerlifting
Is Training to Failure Essential to Building Athleticism?
Common knowledge would tell you that you need to lift relatively heavy to get stronger. In other words, attempt to push as much weight as possible as often as possible [...]
Why You Actually Should Arch Your Back While You Bench Press
Powerlifters are some of the strongest people on the planet. They train to lift as much weight as possible in the Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift, so many of their [...]
4 New Year’s Resolution Fitness Challenges You Should Try
After you finish all four—you're likely to enjoy one more than the others, which can be the one you continue to pursue—or you might decide to rotate them.
The Hook Grip Deadlift: Why Every Lifter Should Know This Powerful Technique
Have you ever noticed that most people can Deadlift more weight with straps than without straps? Have you ever taken your final heavy Deadlift at the gym or in a [...]
10 Things the Strongest Athletes in the Weight Room Have in Common
On every team—or in a weight room—there’s always a group of athletes who are stronger than the pack. It might seem like these athletes were gifted with natural-born strength and [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Structure Your Workouts Like a Bodybuilder
Athletes are not bodybuilders. Now, before I get shoved into a gym locker by 250 pounds of hairless muscle, let me clarify; a bodybuilder is an athlete...
Why Athletes Should Lift Like Powerlifters
Strength training is simply the ability of the body to develop more force in movement. This style of training is also most athletes' missing link to...
9 Instagram Athletic Freaks You Need to Follow Immediately
Instagram is filled with amazing people. Crazy, insane, amazing people. A number of individuals have built massive Instagram followings, almost entirely because of their fitness and athletic-related prowess. These people [...]
Watch Ray Williams Become the First Person in Powerlifting History to Squat 1,000 Pounds Raw
On Sunday in Atlanta, super heavyweight and reigning world champion Ray Williams broke powerlifting records by squatting an insane amount of weight at the 2016 USA Powerlifting Nationals. RELATED: Strongman Eddie [...]
Strongman Eddie Hall Breaks Deadlifting World Record, Lifts Over Half a Ton
Strongman Eddie Hall isn’t nicknamed “The Beast” for nothing. Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 400 pounds, the competitive lifter finally did what was thought impossible at the World Deadlift Championships in [...]
