Converting kilos to pounds might seem confusing but with some simple math you can easily solve the problem in your head. Tommy breaks down some tips to help with the conversion.
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The Jefferson Deadlift has recently turned into the hottest thing since the tickle me Elmo craze of 1996… and that was pretty damn hot. There’s just something about straddling a loaded barbell, and hoisting it directly into your crotch that really gets the anabolic juices going.
Read MoreNow that I’m strong enough (if there is such a thing) to be a big fish in a little pond in both realms of powerlifting and strongman, a common question I get is “which one do you like better?” The best equivalent I can give is to ask this question, “Are you a butt or boob person?”
Read More2017 was a year to remember in the world of strength sports. Just when you thought the human body had been pushed to its farthest limits, these athletes took things to another unimaginable level.
Read MoreIf you've got a powerlifter on your shopping list this Christmas, you came to the right place. You can't go wrong with any of the choices here. These gift ideas start as cheap as about $15 and go up to $500, so there should be something for every budget.
Read MoreYou’ve never met em’ before, but you could slip easily into their shoes and walk a path so familiar you’re certain those old footprints were left by you.
Read MoreFor the majority of my life, I have been skinny. This was particularly disheartening for me because we all know chicks dig gains, and I was tired of people grabbing my arm and putting their hand around my wrist, touching their thumb and middle finger together to demonstrate how small my wrists were.
Read MoreIf you could go back and give your beginner-self one piece of training advice, what would it be?
Read MoreSlow and steady wins the race
Allow 45 minutes to 1 hour per drink, if possible, to give your body time to properly metabolize alcohol and all its metabolites. A backlog of alcohol metabolites (mainly acetaldehyde) caused by fast consumption of alcohol will have you feeling worse than a broke dick dog in a yard full of bitches.
We all know that powerlifting is a game of numbers. So is CrossFit, strongman, Olympic weightlifting, and just about any type of competitive strength sport you can think of. There is some form of gauge for each discipline. In powerlifting we look specifically at weight (MASS) moved in the three lifts. If you live in Trumpland, we call those pounds. If you live somewhere else you go by kilometers, or something like that. Either way, the basic concept doesn’t change
Read MoreBesides being one of the most functional exercises you can perform, the deadlift might also be the best exercise for demonstrating raw power. Nothing quite matches that feeling of successfully ripping a barbell loaded with plates from the floor. Now, I will be the first to admit I am far from a deadlift expert but using a few simple techniques I was able to move my measly 455lb deadlift to a more respectable 515 in a matter of months. I also believe using these techniques I can maintain steady progress for quite some time.
Read MoreThis is the feeling I’ve somehow come to associate with getting work done in the gym. It’s the pain of progress, and it’s a feeling that most CrossFit athletes, both amateur and competitive, are addicted to. The constantly-varied, highly-intense nature of the CrossFit WODs means it can hurt a million different ways on a million different days, but the psychological response seems to be the same. I feel like I’ve been to the brink of death, and that must mean I accomplished something.
Read MoreI peeled my 350lb self off the couch a year ago and decided to try and do something with myself. Though I’m not quite jacked and tan yet, here’s some things I learned along the way:
Read MoreSo you saw Brian Shaw, Eddie Hall, Zydrunas Savickas, and a bunch of other Eastern European guys (whose names you can't pronounce) deadlifting 1,000+ pounds of hummer tires, and now you want to be a total bad-ass just like them. Massenomics can help you on this divine quest of mimicking these men that take shits larger than most of us.
Read MoreHow many of you reading this right now plan detraining periods in your training regimen? I would imagine there is a small, but probably not real high percentage. How many of you that do plan detraining periods, do for a ten day period or more? I know what you are thinking, ten days or more off from training? Why don’t I just shave my beard, stop peeing in the shower, and become a Birkenstock- wearing vegan?
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"Is this some kind of sick joke? I can’t wear shorts because my legs look like upside down bowling pins. Even the color is the same."
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