Weight Training
Powerlift Results and Meet Observations
Suffice to say that I didn’t win anything. I would have liked to do better, i.e. move more weight, but it is what it is. I’ll offer my lifts before I go into my more esoteric observations about the meet. Squat 300 – good 325 – good 345 – good Nothing unexpected here. I might [...]
Weight Training For Size and Strength
Although most of us will never step onto the stage for a bodybuilding contest, one of the reasons we get involved in fitness and exercise is to look better, whether that be losing weight or appearing more muscular and fit. We probably won’t ever compete in a power lifting contest either, but we’d all like [...]
Bodybuilding for Legs
We’ve all seen them – the big, top-heavy weight lifters strutting around with their muscular upper body and stork legs. The primary key to looking good is proportion. No matter how big your guns are, you won’t look good if they’re being carried around by a pair of toothpicks! Legs are probably the most undertrained [...]
Train Like a Powerlifter
Semi-rant warning, which I suppose can just be summed up as if you’re going to lift weights, lift them the right way. The lynchpin here is right way, since everyone has their own idea of what that means. From what I see in the gym, it means not going all the way down on squats [...]
Powerlifting Contest Preparation
I took the plunge and signed up for the powerlifting meet I wrote about. I’m still not sure if I’ll attend, since that day has ended up being a perfect storm of activity: Invention Convention for my son (he won at the school level; this is for districts) Volleyball tournament for my daughter (at least [...]
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