Archive for June 2025

Josh, 14 years old, getting ready to do the Mexican Two-Step. The year was 1995. Coolio was king, CK One was cloudin’ every mall hallway, and I was about to earn a Ph.D. in “flow”—taught by Professor Gilbert. Half Puerto Rican, half Okie, and half outta his damn mind. He claimed to do construction in…

Hey Josh, is hypertrophy training really necessary for strength? My powerlifting coach says it’s just for weak-sauce mirror monkey Matildas? IFBB Pro Joe Mackey pulls 910—with Josh’s coaching in his corner. When we talk about hypertrophy around here, we’re talking about strength potential. Performance. Moving real weight—not shaking it on stage like some Chippendales reject…

by: Josh Bryant We’ve already covered the Seven Granddaddy Laws of Training.We’ve hit the Fitness-Fatigue Model like a sledgehammer to a cinder block. We’ve explored training adaptations like we were prepping for a PhD in pig iron. Now let’s pretend the Law of Individual Differences doesn’t exist.  That everyone’s the same. That a 260-pound fullback…

by: Josh Bryant Josh Bryant–Bench Press Tips The bench press has always been more than a lift—it’s been a timeless measuring stick for manhood. On the yard, a big enough bench was your get-out-of-laundry-pass and ticket into slinging pig iron with the heavy hitters on the yard. In high school, it earned your place in…