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With all the negative talk about squat depth from the Westside Invitational it seems a monster performance by a 25 year old, in only his second meet went unnoticed. I Dont know how to embed videos so...

Plateaus are a normal part of lifting and every intermediate to advanced lifter will run into there fair share. Plateaus aren't always so bad they let your tendons catch up to the new muscle strength...

Narrow Grip you tend to get more pop off your chest but the range of motion increases. Wide grip has a shorter range of motion but its tougher off your chest. The advantage with long arms is you are...

Floor Presses are a great variation to the bench press. They are definitely a movement that should be in everyone's bench training. They really help with the sticking point especially if you pause...

Thanks MadMick I think your body can adapt to anything. Closer grip bench obviously feels a lot better on your shoulders so stick with them. The advantage with closer grip is the explosion out the...

Thanks Sean, Now I am not sure if your asking as just a Bench only guy or a full power guy. If your a full power guy than Dead lift will of course be a major part in your program, if your a bench...

My best with seated ovehead press is 315x15 405x4 500x1. My best Standing strict is 365x3 that is really strict no bounce with legs and feet close.

Overhead press is the best direct shoulder...

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but benching close to 1100 pounds is just insane. That must require absolute mutant strength plus flawless technique and the perfectly fitted shirt. I got out of...

He's gonna be so heart broken...LOL whatever will he do ???

You guys banned Claymore1 ?? HAHAHAHAHAHA LOL for what ??

Yea thats him he lifts off for Stan and me. According to Mark Bell he is the #4 ranked spotter in the world, I said he has to be at least top 3.



I would choose either Bill Starr 5x5 or Mark...

There are two things that should help you. First when people struggle in middle portion of bench it could mean you need to get your shoulders stronger. By adding shoulder strength that will help, a...

When someone asked about bottom portion of bench press strength I forgot to mention wide grip dips. As long as it doesn't hurt your shoulders it should definitely help.

You are most likely right about your newbie gains fading at around the same time that you incorporated the power lifting style routine. I have seen people grow with BB style and PL style routines...

What I do for strength out the bottom is pretty simple. I like to us a weight I can get between 3-6 reps now go down to your chest but don't touch it try to come as close as you can to touching...

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Hey guys thought I might help anyone looking for lifting advice, if you have any questions just post them here and at least once a week I'll log on and answer any questions that you might have. Once...

I wanted to thank all the people who have left positive messages, I really appreciate the support. I would definitely be down to do a Q and A I don't know how to set it up but if someone can set it...

My immediate goal is putting up a raw bench press number in a meet that I feel I am capable of. After that I would consider doing full meets. The biggest issue is past couple times when I squat...

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