Liverpool Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Strongman Gym
We all know the benefits caffeine has, whether you get your hit from a hot cup of coffee, a scoop of pre-workout or by slurping on your favourite colour Monster energy drink; caffeine is a powerful stimulant that enhances your performance, but what about it’s relationship with insulin? One of […]
Competing is the pinnacle of training. The majority of you reading this will be training in some form or other, probably for powerlifting, olympic lifting or strongman – and to focus your training and your goals you have probably chosen a competition to compete at, qualify for or even to […]
Introduction At every powerlifting competition, the best lifter for each age group / weight class / gender is worked out using a certain formula. This formula takes into account, generally, three factors – gender, bodyweight & weight lifted. There have been several different formulas used, and different federations and […]
Introduction We’ve all seen people walking around wearing some sort of headphones, listening to their music on the move. Music is widely accessible, all you need is a phone or some form of digital storage device, and some headphones. Music means different things to different people, but most […]
Introduction If you don’t drink water, you will die. It’s that important. There is a simple rule of three that you can follow: An average human being can live for roughly three months exposed completely to the elements, three weeks without food, three days without water and three minutes […]
Setting The Stage Having been ‘training’, ‘working out’, lifting weights – whatever you want to call it for 19 years now I’ve had a go at pretty much everything. Except Crossfit. I’ve made friends, some enemies, injured every part of my body at least once, and been in some amazing […]
Introduction Genetics explain a lot of the differences in strength and muscularity between person to person. Specifically, the size of your frame, how many muscle fibres you’re born with, and how well you respond to training essentially separate you from your training partner or someone who can squat 400kg. […]
The History of Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. There has been a great deal of confusion relating to the origins and roots of powerlifting. The conflict which has enveloped it in recent […]
There are many different factors that I’ve considered whilst compiling this list such as; Weight lifted, variation of lifts, verification, available training methods, availability (and use) of PED’s, bodyweight and excellence in a particular area / lift. Some may disagree and will be looking for names such as Bill Kazmaier, Žydrūnas […]
