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Science vs. Experience: Why Real Lifters Still Know More About Getting Strong
Science vs Experience For decades, lifters have been running the longest, most brutally honest experiment in strength training: if it works, keep it; if it doesn’t, throw it out. Long before exercise science had peer-reviewed studies on specificity, progressive...
The sad State of Powerlifting
The SAD State of Powerlifting — And Where the Sport Needs to Go Powerlifting has come a long way in the last 25 years. More people are lifting, more gyms have power racks instead of treadmills, and strength sports are finally getting some attention outside of hardcore...
YOU’RE TOO SLOW TO BE STRONG.
Speed Strength vs. Strength Speed in Powerlifting When it comes to powerlifting, understanding the difference between speed strength and strength speed can help lifters optimize their training for maximal performance. While both qualities involve force production and...
HOW TO FIGHT FATTY LIVER DISEASE.
Want to Lower Fatty Liver Levels? MUFAs & Fiber might be exactly what you need. Fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is on the rise, but the good news? You can fight it with the right diet. Two things make a huge difference: monounsaturated fats (MUFAs) and fiber. MUFAs =...
Rickey Dale Crain “The Legend”
If you don't know the name Rickey Dale Crain, then you don't know powerlifting. Crain was Born February 18, 1953 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was a Member of Choctaw Nation. 10 time national champion, 5 Time World Powerlifting Champion and broke over 100 records. He was...
Never Enough!
We all had numbers we wanted to lift one day as beginners. Some of us hit those numbers sooner than others but when we did, was that it? Was it enough? For some maybe, but not us. It's never enough. No matter how high the goal, we always want more. It's the pursuit of...
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