Shark pit (aka belt squats) are a great exercise to incorporate into your leg day or powerlifting routine for the ultimate strength & muscle gains. Coach Bryan shares his top three reasons why you should try belt squatting in your leg routine!

When it comes to our bench press in powerlifting, we have our standard power barbell that’s used in our competition-based movement, but we also have other alternative barbells that we can use to build strength! Today we’re discussing the difference between using something like an Ohio bar for our bench press vs. the Swiss bar (or also commonly called the football bar or multigrip bar).

Rows are an important exercise in powerlifting as an accessory to help in building on strength and maintaining balance in our exercise volume for joint health. Barbell rows and pendlay rows are some of the more common row variations you’ll see programmed for powerlifters. Is one better than the other in powerlifting? Let’s discuss the differences!

Creating a meal plan based on your macros doesn’t have to be challenging! These are the 6 steps and tips I have for creating your own customized meals with your recommended macro and calorie intake.

Today we’re going over how simple it really is to track your macronutrients in order to stay on target with your goals. Tracking your macronutrients is as simple as measuring your portion sizes and logging your food in My Fitness Pal (or whatever app you're using).

Macros are a key factor in nutrition that help you not only achieve your training and physique goals, but also help bring balance to your life. Our macros are in control of our balance of energy levels, how we think, how we feel, how efficient we are at our work, and more.

Warming up for squats is important in preparing ourselves for heavy lifting. Today we’re primarily focusing on squat warm-up sets before the bar. Because our warm-ups are meant to focus on what we want to activate, its a good idea to know what muscles we’re using when we squat!

Warming up for bench is important in preparing ourselves for heavy lifting. When it comes to powerlifting, the bench press is performed differently than in bodybuilding or recreational lifting; it involves the full body, all the way down to the legs, to perform a heavy bench press. This is how to warm-up for bench press in powerlifting.

It’s hard not to obsess over the scale when you’re beginning a weight loss journey.

Checking the scale every hour and freaking out when the scale is up by 5 pounds and you have absolutely no idea why?

If you’ve been out of the gym since mid-March, you’re probably, like me, wondering, “what’s going to happen to my strength when I get back to the gym?”

While the data is minimal when it comes to relevant studies relating to detraining in these circumstances, I decided to take it upon myself to test my own strength in the name of science.

These are some behind the scenes of virtual training sessions and what I do to continue promoting my powerlifting and personal training business while we’re in quarantine using social media marketing via content through social media and blog posts.

I made a joke that maybe I would run a marathon some day (I said that without any real intentions of doing it). Well, the joke was on me. I was actually training for a powerlifting competition at the time, trying to work on building my strength during all of this and now I was also running a marathon.

These fitness and physique hacks are what almost every influencer is doing to enhance their physique. These are just a few of the many posing tricks that are used, but keep in mind that, in addition to this, lighting, certain clothing, performance enhancing drugs, and surgery are also extremely common nowadays.

One of the most basic concepts you learn about as a newbie personal trainer is GAS (General Adaptation Syndrome) and I’m going to share some of this knowledge so you can better understand what’s going on when you train.

With news of gyms re-opening in certain locations, you may be wondering, “what should be my plan of attack when I finally get back to my powerlifting training routine?”

Maintaining progress or “staying lean” during quarantine can occur more naturally than you think. While you may need to make small adjustments in habits and behavior, I think you’ll be shocked at how easy it is to implement these three tips into your everyday routine.