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Julius Maddox’s World Record Bench Press
by: Josh Bryant At the end of August, Julius Maddox slapped the all-time world record bench press record to sleep; this past Saturday, he slapped it for sleeping with a world record 744-pound bench press, executed faster than the Tijuana Two Step. Everything is bigger in Texas, including bench presses, so no better place to…
Seven things I re-learned in 2019
by Paul Leonard 1. Everybody Wants Some, the title of this quintessential 80s rock song from Van Halen brings back pleasant memories of driving too fast and the movie Better Off Dead, a great snapshot of teenage angst. The song also contains the line…”Yeah that’s it, a little more to the right…”. David Lee Roth…
Tactical Training
Unfortunately, there is no life coach at the gas station at 3 AM. You do not know who is waiting for you and what the rules will be when you meet him. In the words of the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes, the encounter will be “nasty, brutish, and short.” Your training should be in preparation…
The Science of Training: Elbow Flexors
by Josh Bryant and Joe Giandonato A big, strong neck can save your ass from hitting the curb a la a sucker punch to the head at 3AM from the drunker-than-Cooter-Brown Waffle House Patron. But, well-developed “biceps” can stabilize heavy bench presses and earn you more right-swipes on Tinder. Gym bros and long-unemployed authors of defunct,…
The Science of Training: Triceps
by Josh Bryant and Joe Giandonato IFBB Pro Cory Mathews had the biggest back arms in prison, now from behind the pulpit. In “bro” bodybuilding circles, many claim, faster than Grant went through Richmond, to possess 20-inch arms. In reality, these inches are about as realistic as the skirt-chasing Lothario’s claims at the local mobile…
Towel Pull-Ups—Building a Vice Like Grip
Kyle Pighini, Demoing Towel Pull-ups A tool sitting in your bathroom can be used for more than cleaning up after a night of sake bombs gone wrong which falls short of making it to the porcelain throne; for the more civilized, it’s used for drying off after a shower. This tool— the TOWEL— is one…
POPULAR TRAINING SYSTEMS:
We are honored for the privilege of republishing what I consider the best strength-training article of all time, as well as the funniest. Thanks, Doc! ARE THEY REALLY “SYSTEMS?” “HIT” WITH A “HAMMER” Frederick C. Hatfield, Ph.D., MSSInternational Sports Science Association To avoid being HIT with a HAMMER, I feel compelled to make these…
Tactical Shield Training
Baggy shirts can cover up spaghetti arms and sweat pants can serve as a smokescreen for a long string of forgotten leg days. But, a neck like a stack of dimes? Forget about it. Unless you’re living in the polar vortex with a wardrobe of thick turtlenecks, there is no running, no hiding–your neck is…
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