Bench Press and Chest Development, Part 2

Mark Brown November 16, 2021 Putting bench press back into the program in summer of 2020 made me recognize some instincts and forced me re-think my process. My hand placement on the bar was quite narrow. I gripped the bar a full thumbs length from the inner bare steel part of the bar. I realized …

Changing The Forma: Part 1

Mark Brown November 3, 2021 This summer I changed the timeline of my lifting program and I felt it had a significant effect on my lifting. That change was simply removing lifting from my weekends. It was a decision I had been thinking about for a few months. To some that might not sound like …

Seasonal Lifting: Fall and Winter Edition

Mark Brown October 31, 2021 Last year was my first year lifting in a mostly outdoor setting and it taught me a few lessons I had never experienced or even thought of. A lot of it was learning how equipment and the human body reacts to a strength training in a mostly outdoor setting. Each …

Strongman

Mark Brown October 11, 2021 Strongman is my favorite strength sport. The mix of both straight ahead powerlifting and seemingly absurd lifting or power movements makes it something I can latch onto. There’s not a lot that can say that for me much anymore. It’s also impacted which athletes I follow more closely, how they …