I’m going to tell you something that took me an embarrassingly long time to actually believe, not just say. I used to program clients the way I thought serious trainers were supposed to program clients. Chest day, back day, arms day. Supersets. Drop sets. Isolation work that looked impressive written on a whiteboard. A guy […]
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If you read my Strength First article, this is the program that goes with it. If you didn’t, here’s the short version: regular people don’t need complicated training. They need to get strong on a handful of movements, over and over, for longer than they think they need to. That’s what this program does. It’s […]
Low Pulley Cable Crossover – Take any two-sided cable set up and drop the pulleys to the floor. Attach a D handle to each side, set the weight relatively light, and grab the handles. With a very slight lean forward, and perhaps a staggered stance for balance, turn your palms toward the ceiling and bring […]
Pavel Tsatsouline has written a few books one of which is entitled Power to the People: Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American. Paevel isn’t fond of HIT or bodybuilding. Pavel states, “if you look at the training of the strongest people in the world, be it weightlifters, powerlifters, strongmen, whatever, there’s one universal truth. […]
There’s been a lot of questions — and frankly, a fair amount of misinformation — about how we train. So let me set the record straight about our method, why we do it this way, and what it’s actually produced for the lifters who’ve trained with us. This approach has led lifters to PRs they […]
INTRO The fundamental goal of powerlifting is to get strong. This is different from bodybuilding, where the goal is to develop large muscles and low bodyfat. Because of this, different training techniques are required. Strong and big are different things. Strength is embodied by the three basic lifts: squat, bench press and deadlift. These are […]