Requisites for Success – Matt Gary

  The past three months have been some of the most exhilarating of my entire life.  In June 2012, I was as an assistant coach on the USA teams at the inaugural IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden.   In essence, this was the first official Super Bowl of raw (unequipped) powerlifting.  I can’t recall ever …

Bench Press Tips and Tricks: Part II – Jason Manenkoff

Based on the positive feedback I’ve received from our readers after my previous article entitled “Bench Press Tips and Tricks” was published, I have decided to follow up with a Part II. In Part I of this installment I discussed four tips that I have found helpful in increasing athletes, clients, and even my own …

“Pssss… I Exerted Myself” – Vanessa Gale, D.C.

<<<WARNING>>> <<<Not intended for those too immature to talk about normal bodily functions!>>> Now that that's out of the way... When was the last time you exerted yourself? Many women have an issue with GOING when physically pushed to the extreme. Yes, you read that right. I'm talking about when a lift or movement is …

Periods…and I ain’t talkin’ punctuation. – Jen Comas Keck

Menstruation. Pow! Right in the kisser with it. No beating around the bush here. Friends, we are going to talk about our periods. We can talk about this, right? Right.Wait! Gentlemen - don't go! I'd like to encourage male trainers to read this in hopes of further understanding what some of their female clients may go …

Why Adding Weight to the Bar Is the Whole Damned Point – Nick Horton

I made a huge mistake. Sometimes a friend, even if they are your favorite person, can lead you down a road that causes you to pull your hair out. This happened the other night. I was coerced to start stalking the websites of a number of CrossFit and other clubs around the country that post …

Overcoming Negative Self-Talk – Julia Ladewski

Most days, I'm pretty proud of my accomplishments. I became a Division I strength coach at the age of 21. I've hit some pretty big numbers in the sport of powerlifting. I've had some awesome work experiences along the way. I've helped many clients achieve some great results. I've watched some of the athletes I …

People Who Lift Weights…and Weightlifters – Matt Foreman

A few years ago, I wrote a Performance Menu article about the difference between two types of people: those who lift weights, and those who are weightlifters. You might not have read it because it’s pretty old and I didn’t include it in Bones of Iron. I wasn’t happy with the way it turned out, …

Deadlift: 2012 RTS Seminar – Jeremy Hartman & Matt Gary (videos)

Manenkoff’s Warmup: Part 2 – Jason Manenkoff

In Part I of this series I touched upon our distant relatives lack of preparation prior to engaging in physical activity, namely “the hunting game.” I also began to speculate whether or not warming up would have given them an extra edge in the forest, jungle, desert or whatever other landscape they roamed during their …

Manenkoff’s Warmup: Part 1 – Jason Manenkoff

I don’t know what it is about warming up that triggers us humans (myself included) to get real lazy and skip this important pre-workout ritual, when we know it is in fact in our best interest to participate from a performance and injury prevention standpoint. Perhaps it’s something in our DNA, which as we know …