If you strategically implement lifting straps in your deadlift training, and you've never tried figure 8 style lifting straps, then you might be missing out.
Read MoreIn the Massenomics Matchup series we pit lifters with world class strength against their hypothetical counterparts. In this first colossal battle we bring you Ray Williams versus Optimus Prime.
Read MoreYou don't have to be in the powerlifting game long to run across Pioneer Belts. In the last few years, their popularity has exploded. If you need proof, just hop on Instagram and you'll see some of your favorite lifters rocking a custom Pioneer belt. Where did they come from? How long have they been doing this and where did the idea for completely custom belts come from? We recently had a conversation with Matt Hadden, President of General Leathercraft Mfg. & Pioneer Belts, to get their full story.
Read MoreWe all know that powerlifting is a game of numbers. So is CrossFit, strongman, Olympic weightlifting, and just about any type of competitive strength sport you can think of. There is some form of gauge for each discipline. In powerlifting we look specifically at weight (MASS) moved in the three lifts. If you live in Trumpland, we call those pounds. If you live somewhere else you go by kilometers, or something like that. Either way, the basic concept doesn’t change
Read MoreBesides being one of the most functional exercises you can perform, the deadlift might also be the best exercise for demonstrating raw power. Nothing quite matches that feeling of successfully ripping a barbell loaded with plates from the floor. Now, I will be the first to admit I am far from a deadlift expert but using a few simple techniques I was able to move my measly 455lb deadlift to a more respectable 515 in a matter of months. I also believe using these techniques I can maintain steady progress for quite some time.
Read MoreHere is the official Massenomics review of Donnie Thompson's Formal Bowtie by Spud Inc. Massenomics is in no way affiliated with Donnie or Spud Inc., so rest assured this review is straight from the heart.
Read MoreOpen the red excel file link below.
1. Select either pounds or kilos (use the same for body weight and lifts).
2. Enter body weight.
3. Enter your squat, bench, and deadlift. Lifts can be analyzed individual or by your total.
4. Brag to your friends about how strong you are.
For loading calibrated kilogram plates.
Suck at math? Don't understand what the hell kilos mean in American? Worry no further... this handy excel file will do everything for you (except load the plates).
Read MoreYou don't have to have the trained football eye of John Madden to recognize there are some freakish athletes that play the sport of football at the highest level. Just look at Eli Manning and Sabastian Janikowski... But seriously, NFL players are some of the biggest, fastest, and strongest men in the world. It kind of makes you wonder just what kind of numbers some of these guys could put up if they powerlifted competitively. Luckily for you we dug into all the info we could find on some of the NFL's top performers in an effort to answer that question.
Read MoreOur criteria to make the list is very simple again; be strong, be interesting, and have less than 10,000 followers on Instagram. As awesome as the women on our list are, we know that we probably missed some good ones, so let us know who we missed!
Read MoreI’m a powerlifter. I like powerlifting. I like strongman too. But what about CrossFit?
I saw a CrossFitter one time. He looked kind of weird to me. He was running shirtless with a kettle bell over his head. I don’t know what those shoes were that he was wearing, but they definitely were not chucks. I’m pretty sure chapter one of The Powerlifting Handbook says we, as powerlifters, are supposed to make fun of CrossFit.
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