Equipment Review and Thoughts Mark Brown April 21, 2022 This specialty bar is the one that I miss the most when it becomes too cold to lift in the garage during winter. It is a bar that I believe every public gym should have available to lifters because it’s that effective. I cannot recommend this …
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The Leg Press
Part 1: Why and How Mark Brown April 5, 2022 The leg press can be a polarizing piece of gym equipment. It’s one of the best tools for lifters to get both strength and muscular development from one machine. It’s also one of the easiest ways for lifters to get in their own way through …
Efficiency
Part 2: Strategies at the Gym Mark Brown March 24, 2022 Last time I wrote about three things powerlifting has taught me over the last year to help me become more efficient at the gym. This entry will be about strategies that can be used at the gym or in a private facility to help …
2022 Workload Audit
Mark Brown March 13, 2022 2022 Low Bar Squat Deadlift Flat Dumbbell Press Narrow Grip Incline Press Overhead Dumbbell Press Floor Press High Bar Squat Sumo Deadlift Leg Press Incline Dumbbell Press Bench Press Standing Overhead Press Week 1 8,475 5,810 3,675 2,785 2,200 2,370 8,560 3,225 29,436 5,085 3,835 2,010 Week 2 8,445 5,975 …
Realizations of Success
Mark Brown March 9, 2022 March 8, 2022 I went to the movie theater after work. That day was a Tuesday. Tuesday after work is normally when I do isolation based lifts that include curls, pushdowns and pulldowns on biceps, triceps and lats, respectively. I was at the movie theater because my middle and lower …
Conditioning and Cardio: Part 2
Mark Brown January 15, 2022 Now that I have laid out what conditioning and cardio are and aren’t, it’s time to talk about getting them into a lifting program. A lot of how these two are attacked will depend on what the other 22-23 hours of the day look like for someone. If one has …
Life Through Lifting 