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by: Josh Bryant The first time I ever saw serious neck training was back at the YMCA in 1994 with my best friend, Adam BenShea. We’d just downed a feast at Jack in the Box, strolled in, and, lo and behold, there stood this old head who looked like he could pull your pancreas out…

Josh and The Manchild destroying the lobster buffet at the Indian Casino circa 2005. “You ain’t gonna get big eating poultry!” Garry Frank barked as we inhaled steak and eggs at Waffle House at 2 AM after a squat session. And he wasn’t wrong—ain’t nobody adding serious bulk nibbling like a bird! This reminds me…

by: Josh Bryant Tom Haviland squatting an easy 811 (and he is not a powerlifter). I’ve trained everyone from elite special forces to world-record-holding powerlifters, with my athletes rewriting the bench press record books more times than Kid Rock’s been kicked out of Waffle House. Toss in some traditional pro athletes and the likes of…

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…