To provide the best experience to our lifters, we are announcing Mass-Lift Live where you will be able to find live videos and scoring for as many of our competitions as possible. You can visit this page directly by going to www.mass-lift.com/live
Description In this episode, Arian and Joe go over how to optimize your warm up protocol. They start off by going over the best way to warm up for squat, bench press, and deadlift training sessions in the gym. Then they go over the best way to warm up for a Powerlifting competition, including how to adjust based on the number of flights in your session. Read More
Introduction One common technical fault you’ll see in the squat is the knees and hips shooting back when coming out the hole. By shooting back I mean that the knee joint is opening up at a rate that isn’t proportional to how much the barbell is moving up against gravity. So the knee extension is causing horizontal movement of the body, which is a waste of energy. Typically, this also causes a change in torso Read More
As I roam around the internet and various competitions, I come across more and more raw Powerlifters who want to give equipped lifting a try but don’t know where to start. Here are some tips, in no particular order, for anyone who wants to transition into equipped lifting. Start With Loose, Basic Gear You don’t need to dive right into the deep end of equipped lifting. Most of the time, this will end badly. There Read More
If you frequent any Powerlifting forums or follow Powerlifters on social media, then you’ll often see lifters asking how to fix their deadlift lockout. They’ll ask what exercise(s) they need to do or what muscle(s) they need to build up in order to make their lockout stronger. In most of these cases, the lockout isn’t actually weak. What is weak is technique, which leads to poor positioning at the time of the lockout. Most of Read More
Ask and you shall receive! People have been asking for a Squats & Science seminar, so we’ve finally put one together. The seminar will take place at S&S Barbell in Brooklyn, NY on August 25th. The morning session (9 AM to 12 PM) will be exclusive to Squats & Science online clients and gym members and will be free. The afternoon session (1 PM to 7 PM) will be open to all and only $30. Read More
I am going to attempt to answer the most common questions we currently are receiving regarding this year’s regionals. How do I register? The full registration form is available HERE. Is the roster posted anywhere? Yes, it is now on our event page, but it is also listed at the bottom of this post. How can I change my weight class or division: While the entry form is still active all you need to Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I had a really good conversation with the youngest member of our team this past weekend. She had reached out asking for more work because she doesn’t feel sore or tired after training days in the gym. She also said that the weights feel really easy sometimes and feels she should be doing more. For the sake of this article we will name her Amanda. Amanda is a very coachable lifter Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I got my hands on some of Dietmar Wolf’s programs earlier this week, and after looking them over it got me thinking a bit. These programs share many of the same principles as my coach, Boris Sheiko’s programs. The volumes and the number of lifts is very similar for one. The only difference is in the average relative intensity. Dietmar’s programs seem to be much lighter in terms of average relative Read More
Written By: Kevin Cann You know how many cues that Boris Sheiko has given me over the 140 weeks I have been training with him? Zero. Not a single cue. Instead I get feedback on my lifts and appropriate variations to help me fix the issues that he sees. It was not always like this. There were a few months before I started working with Boris that I decided to learn the lifts. I hadn’t done anything Read More