One of the most common criticisms of female lifters is the accumulation of muscle mass, and the sacrifice of the female form. However, it takes a tremendous amount of effort to start to pack on muscle mass like the pros – and if you’re just a recreational powerlifter, you might not even see those kind of muscle gains that some women would like to avoid. In fact, you might see the kind of change you like...
Warming up is one of the most neglected parts of any daily workout and is way more than just pounding out reps with an empty bar. The best warm ups have 4 important steps - Cardiovascular warm up, mobility, muscle activation and movement practice. If your warmup has key parts, you’re ready to get under a bar and move some weight.
A quick look at Instagram, Fitness forums, Bodybuilding.com and YouTube tells you all you need to know - powerlifting is IN right now. Instagram alone has 12 million posts with the hashtag #powerlifting, and that number is growing every day. From form checks to PRs, people love sharing their successes in what is one of the fastest growing strength sports, but is it all hype? We’re sure it’s not, and here’s 10 reasons why you should get under a bar, and move some weight.
Christmas in July A Familiar Phrase We have all heard this phrase before, usually as an excuse for another party during Summer's dog days, or to excite us into some mindless consumerism. Now, to be clear, this site is partially, and originally, an e-commerce site - my business...apparel. I am starting a journey to create income doing what I like. My focus, however, has changed rapidly from selling to giving, giving information that I am learning on my journey. My plan is to document the way I am changing the way I live in hope that it may sometimes motivate others to do the same. Too many times we are frozen out of fear to do what we want, in an effort to...
