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Bench Drill to Save Your Shoulders!   If you’ve been to a commercial gym long enough there’s always that one guy who used to bench something impressive. That is until he hurt his shoulder benching and gave up the movement forever.    Having a proper setup process and maintaining that setup keeps that danger to a minimum. Having your shoulders tucked down and back will load the movement into your lats which will protect your shoulders and allow you to bench heavier weight.    For this drill you would loop a two bands (one on each side) around your traps...

HOVERING HIPS   This is one of the best tips that I've learned in order to maximize my leg drive. Having your butt rest on the pad is an instant giveaway that a lifter is not properly using their leg drive.   This a leg drive secret that can instantly guarantee you maximal leg drive, improve your bench arch and setup. - While in powerlifting we MUST have our hips be in contact with the pad or else we’ll catch those ⭕️ ⭕️ ⭕️ lights. - The secret here is to have our butt in contact with the pad but...

15-20 Reps This is going to target endurance. This is important to us as a powerlifter for staving off fatigue. Even at lower rep ranges. It will also allow us to become better recovered. This is also an awesome rep range for certain isolation moves such as triceps 8-12 Reps This is fantastic for muscular hypertrophy. This is a great blend of weight and time under tension. If you want to add size and work capacity, you'll want to put the bulk of your training here. Great for accessories and offseason benching 4-6 Reps These are strength based reps. Strong...

This is a movement I saw Jimmy Kolb (@kolbstrong) doing in his training, and it did not disappoint as a great way to attack the triceps! It starts as a skull crusher eccentric, a lat pullover into a press position, and a close grip press I have not needed much weight with these to really pump up the triceps They are also great for those working around any injuries, as they have provided me a lighter safer option to train a secondary bench move while my shoulder recovers. Give this a try in your training and let me know what...