Building Muscle Tip – Lift Heavy If you’re not lifting heavy then you will not build muscle PERIOD! Look at powerlifters, weightlifters and bodybuilders they all lift heavy weights and have large amounts of muscle. Gaining strength and lifting heavy will increase your work capacity for your hypertrophy work. People neglect strength and heavy […]
The Difference: Powerlifting & Physique
At least once a week somebody says to me “You do that bodybuilding right?” After a couple of minutes lecturing on the differences between body building and powerlifting they kind of understand the distinction. I have never partaken in a bodybuilding competition but I have competed in an athletic physique competition and have trained bikini […]
The Squat – 6 Quick Tips
1. Head Position. The position of your head will have an impact on your back position. When we squat we are looking to achieve a neutral back angle or straight back with the head finishing inline with the back. Head movement will most likely cause unbalance and unwanted distribution of the weight during the squat. […]
5 Tips To Get Stronger
Programing Back in my military days I was always told that “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”. Every time I’m in a public gym there are guys walking around with no idea what they’re really doing and just making up exercises as they go along. They finish their bench variation, then look around pondering […]
Q&A World Record Holder Andrew Richardson
So Andrew tell us about the world records you broke in Antwerp. In Antwerp was the WDFPF (World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation) Single Lift Championships. This was held from over 3 days, one day for the Squat, next day for the Bench Press and the last day for the Deadlift. I was representing Ireland […]