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6 Cool Training Tools I Saw at The IPF Bench Press World Championships In Japan
The Only Wrist Wrapping Tutorial You'll Need For Bench Pressing!
How I commonly see wrist wraps being applied is over and over in the same exact spot. Not only can that be very uncomfortable with a stiff wrap, but no wonder no one wants 36" wraps, it just balls up in one spot To fully take advantage of the support your wrap can provide, make sure you start your wrap as close to the back of the knuckles as possible. You ultimately want to take up as much surface area as possible and this will be the key to a good wrapThink about if you were taping something together. You wouldn't...
Why Am I Struggling With The Bench Press?? Try These Solutions!
We have to look at the big components that go into training successfully to really dissect where you might be going wrong or could look to make improvements.Technique You may be stuck doing the same thing over and over and hoping to see different results. If you've had the same technical issue, it's time to find ways to change it, not just put it on the back burner. That may require you taking a step back in how much you can lift to make the necessary adjustmentsEither that or you know what you need to do, you're just not sure...
Bench Press More By Using Dumbbells!
Dumbbells hold some unique benefits that we don't necessarily get with a standard barbell.One of these benefits is a greater amount of muscle activation. We cannot torque into the bar via the normal bending and spreading cues, so greater demands for stability are placed on the shoulder joint. This works the smaller stabilizing muscles we may not hit as hard otherwise. This is awesome if you're looking to gain size and strength!Another benefit is the ability to travel through a longer range of motion. Where the barbell would normally stop us on chest level, we can typically travel a bit...
Benefits Of Online Coaching For Powerlifters
At the time I'm writing this, I just coached an athlete living in an entirely different country to a gold medal finish, signed another athlete up for his first ever meet, and made adjustments to my lifter's program all the way in South Africa! What an awesome time we live in! As powerlifters there is more information and help available at your fingertips now than ever! It reminds me of reading about Arnold Schwarzenegger, you know, that bodybuilding guy. The guy who single handedly peaked all our interests in strength training. We all know his amazing story. When he was...