Like any seasoned athlete will tell you – injuries are part of the game. I can’t think of a single elite athlete I’ve ever met in Football or Powerlifting that has not had an injury of some kind. And the longer we are in our sport, the more likely an injury is to occur. Suffering […]
I am Blaine Sumner, IPF World Champion, World Record holder in the Squat, Bench, and Total…….. and I…….. went to Westside. Over the past few years, I have been pleased with my progress on some lifts, and not on others. I would try to change things from cycle to cycle, but always found myself working […]
INTRODUCTION: In the world of strength training, ‘frequency’ is defined as how often you perform something. In more specific terms, I define frequency as the number of times per week a particular lift is performed. Frequency can vary from 0/week to 7/week. Meaning you can perform a certain lift as little as 0 times per […]
Many training principles preach the tune “you’re only as strong as your weakest link”. While this is true and focus does need to be put on bringing up weaknesses, the big picture as a strength athlete is to make the competition movement as strong as possible. I see it everywhere about how in your training […]
