Tag Archives: powerlifting

ProgrammingToWin Edition TWO is Out NOW!!!

ProgrammingToWin TWO Is Finally Here! Grab a copy now! If you’d rather watch than read: What It Is ProgrammingToWin is the distillation of best practices I have learned in t… More

All About Autoregulation

As detailed in Mike Tuchscherer’s Reactive Training Manual, traditional percentage based programming is highly flawed. The crux of the issue is that most programmers make two f… More

Steroids vs. Natural Training

I recently received a great question on the differences between programming for the natural and the enhanced lifter. From reading or watching the Powerlifting Programming Seri… More

Powerlifting Diet: Cutting and Bulking

In the inaugural edition of the PowerliftingToWin Nutrition Series, we established that nutrition in Powerlifting serves primarily two purposes: 1) weight management and 2) p… More

Powerlifting Nutrition: How To Pick Your Weight Class

So begins the PowerliftingToWin Nutrition Series! Nutrition, in powerlifting, primarily serves two purposes: 1) performance enhancement and 2) weight management. When don… More

How to Change Your Lifting Technique

One of the great questions that I was asked recently is how one should go about the process of trying to change to a new powerlifting technique. For example, maybe you want to shift fr… More

The Cutting Edge: RTS Generalized Intermediate Program Review

Well, well, well, we’ve come to the very last program that I’m going to review: Mike Tuchscherer’s Generalized Intermediate Program using RTS principles. After this, I’m going t… More

How to Gain Strength While Cutting

Recently, I’ve lost about 6-7kg of bodyweight while adding 40kg/90lbs to my powerlifting total. Because of this success, as you might expect, I’ve been receiving a lot of questio… More

When To Wear A Lifting Belt

Here is the big question: when should I wear a powerlifting belt in my training? My recommended Powerlifting Belt: For whatever reason, when to wear a belt is pretty controversial… More

Shattering American Programming Myths: Korte’s 3×3 Routine

Next up the Program Review queue is Stephan Korte’s 3×3 routine. There is no eBook or product associated with this program. You find the original articles written by Korte at … More

Critiquing The Coan Philippi Deadlift Routine

Our journey across the powerlifting map during this programming review series now takes us to the Coan/Philippi Deadlift Routine. For those of you who are unaware, this is not a e… More

Why I’m a Fan of Destroy The Opposition by Jamie Lewis

The programming review series has taken us all over the place with regards to powerlifting programs, but no stop thus far is more in your face than this one is going to be: today we wil… More

Something Different? Brian Carroll’s 10/20/Life Review

Well, our next stop in the programming review series is Brian Carroll’s 10/20/Life. Over the past few weeks, probably a dozen people have requested a review of this program. As suc… More

The Bulgarian Method for Powerlifting

As the programming series heads towards its finale, it is time to take a look at the Bulgarian Method for Powerlifting. To construct this review, I have consulted multiple works, b… More