Happy New Year!
2018 was a great year for lifting, but let us pray to the Iron Gods for more great personal records this year in 2019.
2018 was a great year for lifting, but let us pray to the Iron Gods for more great personal records this year in 2019.
Chad Wesley Smith posted a cool video on YouTube outlining his recent training philosophy of just having fun for a couple months to get excited about training again.
At the IPF Raw World Championship, United States powerlifter Jonnie Candito placed 3rd to get a bronze medal in the 83kg category. His lifts were: 255kg/562lbs squat, 145kg/319.5lbs bench press, and 282.5kg/622.8lbs deadlift. This got him a 682.5kg/1504.7lbs total! He got a bronze medal for his deadlift and his total. Check out Jonnie’s YouTube channel…
Norwegian powerlifter Carl Yngvar Christensen sets a new world record total. Watch the video!
Powerlifter Chris Duffin squats 860lbs at 220lbs body weight for a world record setting back squat.
In a mindblowing display of strength, Derek Kendal squats 900lbs for 5 reps.
Oh, this? It’s just a guy deadlifting 405lbs for 40 repetitions in 60 seconds. Nothing to see here, move along!
An article about what I do when motivation to train gets low. A step back is not always a bad thing and it may benefit you to simplify some things.
A video of some powerlifting women called the Monsterettes.
A video of Mike Tuchscherer deadlifting 800lbs x 3.
Powerlifter Jonnie Candito deadlifts 275kg/606lbs in competition weighing in at 82kg/180lbs. He is 21 years old.
Inspired by a video from Elliott Hulse, this is more of a motivational post about accepting challenges that you might face. The question whether or not you can drop squats from a 5×5 training program is also answered.
The “I Don’t Even Lift” t-shirt is available in various styles and colors for both men and women. It’s the coolest lifting t-shirt I’ve come across in a while.
Why women should stop worrying about getting ‘too bulky’ and lift heavy things instead.
A good way to tune out bad music and annoying people at the gym is a tiny iPod Shuffle you can clip to your clothing. There is even a waterproof one!
The Video of the Week from Elliott Hulse describes a situation when you should back off a little bit with your training. A couple recent articles about training are also shared in this post.
Female powerlifter Natalya Kuzmina from Kazakhstan recently hit IPF world records in the squat, bench, deadlift, and total for women at 84kg/185lbs at IPF Worlds in Russia. There are also videos of her best lifts in a meet so far this year. Prepare to be amazed!
A video from Elliott Hulse about how successful people train. Cliffs are included in the article, if you don’t have the time to watch the whole video.
Another great selection of lifting and nutrition articles found around the Web, including an awesome one from Brandon Lilly called ‘Fight Club’.
I guess asking Elliott Hulse over and over again where you can buy one of his strengthcamp tank tops has paid off, because he’s finally selling them.
Instead of discriminating against people weaker, fatter, slower, etc. than you at the gym, offer to lend a helping hand instead.
If you need some quality motivation, who better to get it from than Arnold?
How bad do you want to be successful? This is one of my favorite motivational videos.
Elliott Hulse and Kali Muscle working out together at the strengthcamp gym in this video.
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