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Why Are Powerlifters So Big?

If you’re new to the sport of powerlifting, you might have noticed that a lot of top powerlifters aren’t exactly “in shape”. Top-level powerlifters are big. This isn’t unique to the world...

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Powerlifting for Ectomorphs and Hard Gainers

I’ll be honest, I think body types are pretty stupid. The three major “somatotypes” are based on the outdated musings of a 1940s American psychologist and have no real basis in fact or...

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How Long Does It Take to Build Muscle?

Our capacity to build muscle tissue is, in terms of its potential for remodeling, adaptation, and change, endlessly fascinating. Our muscles adapt to resistance training almost immediately, albeit...

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Picking a Powerlifting Program for Mass

At first, you’d be led to believe that the key to be a great powerlifter is strength alone. But most powerlifters can tell you that it’s not enough to have the talent and/or capacity to lift...

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Bodybuilding and Powerlifting Differences

Let’s get the rivalry out of the way. Yes, bodybuilders are big while powerlifters are strong. But have you noticed that many bodybuilders are strong, and many powerlifters are big? While the two...

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Can You Do Powerlifting with Dumbbells?

Powerlifting is a sport that relies on a 20kg barbell, at least 2.20m in length, with a diameter of 28-29mm. Some federations use longer and/or thinner bars, but barbells are central to the sport,...

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  • No gym still (8 months now...), but at least I can make other kinds of progress. 20 solid reps @
  • Day 2. Wish I had chalk, it
  • My first clean no-swing muscle up (on camera ). Without a gym, all I can do is set new bodyweight
  • Hammies and back. Throw in single arm rows and Romanian deads with something heavy for more volume. Banded Leg curls
  • You wouldn
  • Banded Push-Ups 4 x 8-12 Floor Press 3 x 8-12 Dips/Close Grip Pushups 4 x 8-12 Banded/Weighted Tricep Extensions 4
  • Weighed in at 73.1kg this morning, starting a powerbuilding program soon. Got a nice solid fat tyre around my midriff
  • Same weight (195kg), two weeks apart. 200kg sooooooon #lifting #powerlifting #pwrlft #fitness #barbell #natty #deadlift
  • First day, back at it! Working up to heavy single on each lift to wake up (85-90%), then going into
  • Thank youuuu @cornucopia.ofhaworthias an inspirational quote to help me with my training goals in 2020
  • Holy grinder 142.5kg/314lbs for 4, RPE 10 (obviously), last squat sesh. Squats have been kinda shitty this past training cycle
  • 182.5kg/401.5lbs for 6. Heaviest set of the year, and my final pull of 2019. RPE 8, too! Squat PR tomorrow.

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