Getting to Know “Silent Mike” Farr
“You can’t rush strength; You can’t rush success; You can’t rush progress.” Mike Farr, best known as “Silent Mike”, is a Reebok athlete, strength coach,…
Category Archives: Powerlifting
How to Carry Your Way to Gains
They aren’t something you hear people brag about or a trendy Instagram post. But loaded carries are king of functional movement and are one of…
The Juggernaut: Inside the World of Chad Wesley Smith
Chad Wesley Smith has no time to be sick. The elite powerlifter is just nine days out from competing in Australia, a trip filled with…
Have Your Best Meet/Competition Ever
Whether you’re brand new to competing or have a few lifting meets or local throwdowns under your belt, it can still be a nerve-wracking experience. So,…
Do You Need a Coach?
Do you need a coach? With more and more people joining the world of weightlifting, CrossFit, powerlifting and Strongman, it’s a natural question. How important…
Fix Your Hips! (Your Back and Knees will Thank You)
Do you have low back pain squatting? Or feel a pinch or tightness in the front of your hips when doing anything below parallel? Your hips…
Nutrition Series: Powerlifter Ewa Januszkiewicz
This is part of Athlete Daily’s series highlighting high-level athletes across the world of strength training and functional fitness, and how they approach diet and…
4 Benefits to Adding Bodybuilding into Your Training
In a world of increasingly popular functional fitness, bodybuilding has gotten a bad rep. In CrossFit, people think they know how to train harder and…
Take Off Your Lifters
I was maybe two weeks into CrossFit when someone told me the secret. With a background in endurance running, and some serious mobility issues because…
World Record Holder Matt Wenning: “Everyone should Sumo Deadlift”
Don’t know who Matt Wenning is? You should. Wenning is a world record holder and has a masters degree in biomechanics to go along with…
