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Per Bernal The people who say squatting is bad for your knees are usually the same ones screaming about how overhead squatting is bad for your back. It’s only “bad” if you want your lower back to remain weak and unstable and you prefer the rounded shoulders that every desk jockey on the planet...

This past week (October 10-14), 21-year old Amanda Lawrence set two unofficial World Records in the squat (526 pounds) and deadlift (540 pounds) at USAPL Nationals in Spokane, WA, for a performance that was good enough for silver. But the 84kg powerlifter wasn’t satisfied. Less than a week...

Instagram/Jeremy Oleson Last week we wrote about 20-year-old powerlifter Andrew Hause, who hit a damn impressive 901-pound squat and looked like he had plenty left in the tank. Now there’s Jeremy Oleson, whose 931-pound squat video landed on Reddit, and—well—it’s hard not to be impressed by a...

Ian Spanier “Typically, pre-contest, I like to split my leg workouts into two days, a quad-dominant day and a hamstring day later in the week,” he says. “This workout is something I picked up from a friend who is more cardio-focused. It was something he was using as a basis for a HIIT-style...

QUESTION ARE BARBELL SQUATS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR BUILDING REALLY HUGE QUADS? ANSWER Without a doubt—the barbell squat is an awesome, basic exercise for igniting mass and strength gains in the quads. Some of the biggest thighs ever seen in the world of bodybuilding (think of Platz...

Usually our "retro athlete" space is reserved for bodybuilders who haven’t competed for three years or more. For Branch Warren, it’s only been a year and a half, and though he claims he’s “unofficially retired,” he’s as big and strong and hard-driving as he’s ever been, so there’s a chance he...

Per Bernal Barbell Squat “I like to try new things.” So says nearly every awkward dating-site introduction, a meaningless statement that says almost nothing about the nature of the person who typed it into the tedious online form. After all, it doesn’t take much courage to be up for the new...

It takes correct technique, periodization, and selection of special exercises to conquer weaknesses in squatting. Combine these with a balance of strength and you’re ready. Westside Barbell has produced more than 70 lifters who’ve squatted more than 800 pounds, 19 with more than 1,000 pounds on...

Per Bernal Somewhere along the way, the squat—always the kind with a heavy barbell against your traps—became the demarcation line between hardcore and softcore. Make them the foundation of your leg days and you were serious. Avoid them and you were just taking up gym space. That line has grown...

cody-montgomery-squat-setup.jpg Per Bernal Somewhere along the way, the squat—always the kind with a heavy barbell against your traps—became the demarcation line between hardcore and softcore. Make them the foundation of your leg days and you were serious. Avoid them and you were just taking...

Dr Squat 80 Day Cycle with RTS by Mike Tuchscherer One of the people I respect most in Powerlifting is Dr. Fred Hatfield. He is a lifter who not only was very strong and talented, but was also willing to engage his brain and commit to his craft in a way that not many (any?) other lifters can...

Help In Mastering The Squat Posted by DanWynesFitness Increase Your Gains By Gaining Strength On The Weaker Part Of The Lift! Everyone wants to improve a lift but how do you actually go about strengthening a specific area of the lift? Let’s take a Squat for example if you look at the...

This Simple Trick Makes a Barbell Work Your Core 85 Percent Harder By Michael Easter Lifting an unstable barbell will challenge your core, improve your form, and make you stronger everywhere. Barbells turn men into mountains because you can load the crap out of them. Adding a single, 45-pound...

Why Your Groin Hurts When You Squat By Jill Fanslau, 26 min. ago The pain in your hip could signal a much bigger problem. If the hip joint were a pickup truck, it’d be a Ford Ram. It’s built tough. But the 21st century is challenging the very architecture of the joint. And it’s not because...

well after what was a pretty amazing weekend, im back to work and able to sit down and write this out. i ended up getting sick after leaving Columbus from the Arnold expo a couple weeks ago. mainly just a horrible sinus infection, but i really run me down. about 4 days before weigh ins i was...

I saw this article yrs ago and although I dont agree with some of it for me personally,much of it I do and have utilized those beliefs over the yrs with success. Mass Construction State-of-the-Art, Holistic Training for Outlandish Muscle Gains I have a confession to make: I’ve been training...

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So yeah let's see what you meat heads got. Let's see your numbers for bench, squat and deadlift...enter your stats if you dare!!!! Age- early 30s Weight- 265 well over 20% bf used to be 330 over 35% bf Yrs experience- been serious week in and week out for about 1.5 years Bench- 315 for 5...

A few days ago I posted a question about supplementing my 14 year old's diet for maximum height growth. As I said, he's really good at basketball and I want to maximize his height thru natural means. I've decided, thanks to your input, to wait on the protein powder and creatine, but I'm still...