“What’s your favorite way to warm-up for a heavy lifting day?” Many people hear the term “warm-up” and they think of a non-essential, unimportant part of the training session and simply go through the motions on some half-hearted movements. However, the warm-up is an essential component to a good training session. It is a time […]

“If trying to lose weight, can a protein shake be a good substitute for a meal?” When trying to lose weight, most people have the initial reaction to eat less or cut their calories. Whereas, they probably are not eating enough. If nothing else, they may need to eat more efficiently, eat better quality foods […]

“What is your favorite accessory lifts for building your posterior chain?” The posterior chain are the muscles located on the posterior or back of the body. These muscles include the glutes, hamstrings, calves, rear deltoids, traps, lats, and erectors. As a strength athlete, that has mainly focused on powerlifting, my obvious choice for working the […]

Do you have to have a specific body type or build to compete in strongman? You definitely don’t have to have a specific body type or build to compete in and be successful in strongman. The great thing about strongman is that the variety of events cater to all body types across the course of […]

Is being really sore after a workout bad or good? I’m sure you have heard the saying, “no pain, no gain” and maybe even used it a time or two. How much truth is in this and can you make muscle gains without muscle soreness? What is muscle soreness? We have all been there, had […]

What can I do to improve my speed off the floor in my deadlift? There are two-parts to the answer: the set-up, and implementing the right training to build the strength necessary for the correct set-up The Set-Up The lack of speed off the floor starts with the set-up. During the set up, you want […]

Do you ever use speed work in training? If so, do you ever perform speed work with bands or chains? I have regularly included speed work into my training for years. Sometimes I will use bands or chains to provide additional resistance towards the top of the lift. I think most of us were introduced […]

How do you know where your feet should be when squatting? A good place to start is with the feet shoulder width and the toes slightly pointed out. However, each individual lifter will have to experiment with this in order to determine the optimal stance for squatting. Utilize your strengths… Individuals with stronger quadriceps will […]

Do you ever use partial repetition technique? How do you incorporate partial repetition technique into your training? My Dad developed a training method during his Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame playing career that primarily consisted of training very heavy in a power rack using partial repetition movements (PRT) at various rack heights in the […]