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by: Josh Bryant Josh throwing 445 overhead I spotted this old head at the YMCA, built like a linebacker but way more jacked, with a V-taper that made his flannel cling to his lats like it was painted on. He had a wad of Copenhagen tucked in his lip, and every press made the plates…

Jim Williams, Bench Press Pioneer Thrived with Rest-Pause Training Back in the ‘90s, out at the Choctaw Wellness Center—60 miles east as the crow flies from an old moonshine still in Bryan County, Oklahoma—two ex-cons were building a reputation that had folks whispering all over the county. First up, you had a guy who looked…

The first time I saw Chuck, he was standing out front of this hardcore gym, set up in an old, abandoned gas station off I-35. He was puffing on a cigarette like it was some kind of performance enhancer, built so chiseled, you could grate cheese on his abs, but he’d probably just use ’em…

by: Josh Bryant Tom Haviland Showing us how it’s done Fifteen miles due west of Henrietta, Texas, down an unmarked dirt road, sat Hank’s garage gym—a shrine to old-school powerbuilding training. In God’s country, under the endless Texas sky, the clanking of weights mixed with the crack of a rifle as Hank occasionally took a…

“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” — Voltaire You’ve heard it before, but let me hammer it home: Quality questions create a quality life. Tony Robbins is right when he says that successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. But here’s the kicker—not just the…

by: Josh Bryant Fast-twitch muscle fibers are the power plants of your body—built for speed, strength, and explosive force. They’re the fibers that let you lift heavier, hit harder, and move faster. Whether you’re dominating the field, smashing a PR, or handling a 3 a.m. gas station showdown, these fibers are your ticket to peak…

by: Josh Bryant Branch Warren, Bodybuilding Legend, Executing Dips under Josh’s tutelage at Metroflex  In recent times, pseudo non-degreed physical therapists moonlighting as strength coaches have relentlessly tried to hijack the strength game. Unfortunately, this cabal has tried to eradicate dips from serious muscle-building and strength-training regimens. Dips are not for the senior citizen with…

by: Josh Bryant Derek Thistlewaite, Under Josh’s Tutelage, Squatting 881 Raw in Route to ATWR Total Squats are the undisputed king of strength training, just like the powerlifting meet kickoff. Crowned by lifters in the trenches and lab rats alike, squats help build that aesthetic physique. Those who downplay squats don’t know squat about training…

by: Josh Bryant BJ Whitehead executing the Spoto Press in 2015 “Breathe in, breathe out” might work for your neighborhood Planet Fitness “coach” on pizza night, but if you want a bench press stronger than Doctor Bushwacker’s hillbilly horsepower moonshine, you need to get tighter than a Waffle House parking lot on a Saturday night.…

by: Josh Bryant Josh executing cheating rear delt swings. Back in the day, at some bizarre Tex-Mex, Pan-Asian, Redneck Fusion kick ‘n’ stab bar, somewhere between Corpus Christi and old Mexico, I found myself enjoying a few beers and soaking in the bizarre atmosphere of the place. The cage fence around the stage kept things…