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    • Lift For Lymphoma
    • RPS THIRST For First Fall Classic Powerlifting Meet
    • RPS April Fool’s Clash For Cash Powerlifting Meet
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    • BLOG
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    • ADULT FITNESS
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Yearly Archives: 2017

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NutraBio Black Friday Sale

Education, Nutrition, Supplements, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyNovember 22, 2017Leave a comment

I’m not one to post a ton of sales based adds or other posts on my blog, but NutraBio is having a HUGE Black Friday sale for about a whole week. You can stock up on tons of protein, multivitamins, pre-workouts, amino acids, joint care formulas and MORE! These are their lowest prices of the…

How To Diet During Thanksgiving

Education, Fat Loss, Nutrition, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyNovember 21, 2017Leave a comment

It’s that time of year where we all focus on spending time with friends and family during the holidays. As a coach and athlete, one of the many difficulties is keeping our nutrition in line while there are swarms of good, delicious, calorically dense food around us. I work with many people that are trying…

Week 3 Day 2

Austin Elpers, Powerlifting, Training Log, UncategorizedBy Austin ElpersNovember 13, 2017Leave a comment

Week 3, Day 2 – Max Effort Upper; Tricep Emphasis A1) Spoto Press vs Doubled Mini Bands – Work up to a 3RM for the day; (195) 90% of that for 2 sets of AMAP (175 x4, x5)  B1) Close Grip 1 Board Press – 4×6 (205, 225, 225, 230) C1) Skull Crushers – 4×8 D1) Dips –…

Week 3 Day 1

Austin Elpers, Powerlifting, Training LogBy Austin ElpersNovember 13, 2017Leave a comment

I went to Iron Valley with my roommate Dillon. It was a good day with some smart and strong people. I like going to places like this because you can learn so much and there are a lot of stronger people there. Definitely plan on finding somewhere like this when I graduate. I love learning…

Week 2 Day 4

Austin Elpers, Training Log, UncategorizedBy Austin ElpersNovember 13, 2017Leave a comment

Week 2, Day 4 – Dynamic Effort Upper; Back Emphasis A1) Fat Bar Speed Bench Press vs Doubled Mini Bands – 45%x8x3 (105) B1) Close Grip Fat Bar Bench Press vs Doubled Mini Bands – Work up to a 8RM (135) C1) Neutral Grip DB Bench Press – 3×15-20 (55, 60, 65) D1) Pull Ups – 3 sets,…

Week 2 Day 3

Austin Elpers, Training Log, UncategorizedBy Austin ElpersNovember 13, 2017Leave a comment

Week 2, Day 3 – Dynamic Effort Lower; Volume Based A1) Speed Box Squat vs ~25% Band Tension – 45%x10x2; (185) Then 3×10 at this weight B1) Speed Deadlifts, Competition Stance (straight weight) – 65%x10x1 (345) C1) Stiff Leg Deadlifts – 3×10 (225, 275, 315) D1) Walking Lunges – 3×12 per leg E1) GHH/Back Extensions – 3×20 F1)…

Week 2 Day 2 – ME Upper

Austin Elpers, Powerlifting, Training Log, UncategorizedBy Austin ElpersNovember 6, 2017Leave a comment

Today was a pretty good day of training. Everything felt really good and moved fast. Still dealing with some elbow pain when doing skull crushers with the EZ bar. Its gotten better than in the past but it is there and kind of annoying. I think with a little more rehab it’ll get better. Overall…

Week 2 Day 1- ME Lower

Education, Powerlifting, Training Log, UncategorizedBy Austin ElpersNovember 6, 2017Leave a comment

I was still feeling pretty beat up from the previous week when I came in. Upper back was sore and hamstrings weren’t firing as fast either. I was kind of upset about some of the numbers that got but that’s how training goes sometimes, so I’ll take the good with the bad. A1) SSB Box…

Week 1 – Off-Season

Education, Powerlifting, Training Log, Uncategorized, UpdateBy Austin ElpersNovember 2, 2017Leave a comment

Well, I am finally getting around to posting on here again. I have been MIA for most of this semester due to school. It has been pretty difficult to find my rhythm through out this semester since it is my last one. That is life and life goes on. The semester is starting to finally…

How To Calculate Your Macros

Carbs, Education, Fat Loss, Nutrition, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyOctober 26, 2017Leave a comment

In today’s fitness realm, the If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) approach to nutrition is becoming rather popular and gaining some good popularity. While this article isn’t designed to discuss the pro’s and con’s of IIFYM, this is how I opt to coach over 90% of my nutrition clients, and so it’s going to base…

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THIRST was originally founded by Brandon and Adrian Smitley to help improve the health, fitness, and athletic performance of the greater Wabash Valley community. Together they have acquired scientific and practical knowledge in the fitness industry, and look to apply them to help the community.

The training philosophy at THIRST is to use functional based movement patterns, with a combination of science and applied knowledge to yield real-world results.

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