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Quest For A Bigger Bench Press

Coaching, Education, Powerlifting, Update, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJuly 20, 2017Leave a comment

Just about every person that’s ever picked up a weight has likely hit the bench press. It’s the king of all movements when it comes to trying to impress your friends or family members. But one thing is certain, about 99% of the people that bench press have no clue as to what they are…

Seated Overhead Press

Education, Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJune 21, 2017Leave a comment

Primary Muscles Used: Shoulders Triceps Key Points To Keep In Mind: Keep the wrists over the elbows. Hands should be slightly wider than shoulder width, or about your bench press hand position. When pressing overhead, shoot your head through the “window” or between your arms, so that the bar is over your hips and ears.…

A Methodical Approach to Increasing Your Training Frequency

Education, Nutrition, Powerlifting, Recovery, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyJanuary 18, 2017

As someone that works with a variety of clients and people, something that almost always gets brought up is how to add in extra work or training session to a training program. Most of the time, I will recommend that you just follow the program you’re using as written. It was designed in a way…

SSB (Safety Squat Bar) Squat

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJuly 10, 2016Leave a comment

Pause Squat

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJune 29, 2016Leave a comment

Bench Press vs Chains

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJune 29, 2016Leave a comment

WATCH: Transitioning to Powerlifting

Coaching, Education, Powerlifting, Update, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJune 16, 2016Leave a comment

Continuing on with the Q&A series from my Facebook page, this week I discuss how to transition to powerlifting from a physique-based background. As crazy as this may seem, I think this is the most common way that people get into powerlifting. Majority of us when we start our fitness journey, get introduced either via…

5 Things I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago

Coaching, Education, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyJune 9, 2016Leave a comment

Looking back through my years of training, I realize there was a lot that I didn’t know. Back then, you probably couldn’t have told me otherwise. I was training for local bodybuilding shows, and had taken a vast interest in training and nutrition. I was currently at Purdue University studying Health and Fitness, so I…

DB Hammer Curls

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJune 7, 2016Leave a comment

Bench Dips

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJune 7, 2016Leave a comment
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