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Mentally Dealing with Powerlifting Injuries

There is nothing more demotivating to the powerlifter than the persistent feeling that they aren’t making progress and there is nothing more destructive to your literal p… More

How to Fix POVERTY Bench Press!

One of the more intriguing phenomenons in powerlifting circles is “poverty bench”. Poverty bench simply refers to an individual whose bench strength is largely ou… More

Bicep, Elbow and Shoulder Pain from Low Bar Squats

If I had to pick one “injury” that is by far the most common among all the powerlifters that I’ve worked with, it would easily be some kind of tendinitis from lo… More

How to Rate RPEs CORRECTLY

One of the most common complaints I receive when it comes to RPE-based programming has to do with the perceived difficulty of rating RPEs. For whatever reason, some people view R… More

An Informal Review: The Bridge by Barbell Medicine

When I asked for video content requests about two weeks ago, the number one request, by far, was more program reviews. The program that topped all the review requests was “Th… More

Exercise Variation is not NECESSARY

Powerlifting is the sport of the squat, bench, and deadlift. Not only that, but powerlifting is the sport of doing a one-rep max on the squat, bench, and deadlift. There are no rep-s… More

When to use Lifting Straps in Powerlifting Training

As most of you should know, wrist straps, not to be confused with wrist wraps, are not allowed at powerlifting competitions. Does that mean you should NEVER use lifting stra… More

Preparing for a Powerlifting Meet

First things first, you have to actually sign up for a meet to begin preparing. If you’re looking for help on how to find a meet, click here. Just do it. Seriously. If you’r… More

How to Pick Your Attempts at a Powerlifting Meet

Attempt selection done right is actually a brutally simplistic process. The hard part is convincing people to actually go about the process with the correct mindset. The Point of… More

EatingToWinTwo is Finally Here!

Click the image below to download now! If eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a… More

ProgrammingToWin Edition TWO is Out NOW!!!

ProgrammingToWin TWO Is Finally Here! Grab a copy now! If you’d rather watch than read: What It Is ProgrammingToWin is the distillation of best practices I have learned in t… More

How to Find a Powerlifting Meet

In this piece of the Powerlifting Competition series, we’ll take a look at all the basics of finding a powerlifting meet in your area. Alright, you’ve decided to take the p… More

The Best Supplements for Powerlifting

In this installment of the Powerlifting Nutrition Series, we’re going to tackle one of those most controversial areas of nutrition: supplementation. If you’d rat… More

Eating “Healthy” for Powerlifting

The next stop in the Powerlifting Nutrition series is a topic called micronutrition. In other words, what we’re talking about here is “eating healthy” for po… More