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Bench Press techniqueBench Press Technique Pt. 1 Setting the Arch

Learn How to Properly set up your bench press technique with an arch.
Cut bar travel space, and save time on the decent and ascent.



Bench Press techniqueBench Press Technique Pt. 2 Get Your Back "Locked" In

Learn to Lock your back in place to help you hold and move the maximum weight possible.




Bench Press techniqueBench Press Technique Pt. 3 Setting Your Feet

Set Your feet after locking in your back to allow for a stronger and more comfortable bench press.




Bench Press techniqueBench Press Technique Pt. 4 Gripping the Bar

Learn the different ways to grip the bar and their advantages / disadvantages based on your bench press skill set.




Bench Press techniqueBench Press Technique Pt. 5 Pulling the Bar Out of the Rack

Find out the Proper bench press technique to pulling the bar out of the rack with out losing your form




Bench Press techniqueBench Press Technique Pt. 6 Getting Your Air

Learn how to "get tight" and utilize oxygen to be able to help you "pressurize" your entire body




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Bench Press Shirt Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Learn how to walk the fine line between having a massive bench and completely dumping. Also how to achieve the perfect groove for you and your shirt.



Bench Press techniqueHow To Use A Bench Press Shirt Pt.1 What Type of Shirt To Get

Learn about the different types and brands of bench shirts to determine your bench press style



Bench Press techniqueHow to Use A Bench Press Shirt Pt. 2 Getting the Shirt on and Set

Learn how to make sure that your bench press shirt is on tightly and fits correctly.





Bench Press techniqueHow to Use A Bench Press Shirt Pt. 3 Using the Shirt Correctly

Using A Bench Press Shirt for Beginners and Advanced users. Learn how to set the chest plate and manipulate your sleeves.



Bench Press techniqueHow to Use A Bench Press Shirt Pt. 4 Moving The Weight

Learn how to "Load" the shirt to use it's stitching a fabric to assist you in moving the weight.




Bench Press techniqueBench Press Plateaus - Bench Press Tips - Pt. 1

Learn some of the causes of Bench Press Plateaus and what you can do to get back in the game.




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Bench Press Plateaus - Bench Press Tips - Pt. 2

Learn some of the causes of Bench Press Plateaus and what you can do to get back in the game.




Bench Press techniqueMis-Adventures in Bench Pressing  - Pt. 1

Stories from the Founder of Violent Hero - Ian Smalley and his journey into the world of powerlifting.




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Mis-Adventures in Bench Pressing  - Pt. 2

Stories from the Founder of Violent Hero - Ian Smalley and his journey into the world of powerlifting.





Bench Press technique
How to Fix a Lagging Bench Press Lockout

Update your training to help you increase strength at the end of the press. Don't wimp out by not finishing a lift you mashed at the bottom.




Bench Press techniqueBringing up Low End Strength with Better Bench Press Form

Update your training to help you increase strength at the bottom of the press. Learn how to manipulate your different muscles to get the weight off your chest.




Bench Press techniqueMental Cues For a Bigger Bench Press

Learn how to develop mental cues that help them to visualize proper form or activate a particular muscle group necessary to completing the lift.




Bench Press techniqueViolent Hero's Top 5 Best Powerlifting Supplements

the missing piece of the puzzle to bigger lifts may be found in supplementation. Assuming that you already take in enough calories to support growth and strength gains, adding supplements is an easy way to get a performance advantage.



Bench Press techniquePowerlifting Nutrition: 15 Tips for Massive Weight Gain

The more muscle you have, the more weight you can move, period. Below are 15 ways to add some muscle, both nutritionally and with proper training.





Bench Press techniqueThe Sumo Diet: The Art of Gaining Weight

The common perception of sumo wrestlers is that they are big fat guys who push each other around wearing diapers. The fact is that these are some of the strongest and most fit and healthy athletes around.




Bench Press techniqueAnti-Inflammatory Nutrition For Joint Pain

Add nutrition and certain supplements into your regimen to help combat the problem.  Adding foods that reduce inflammation will improve how you feel and help to decrease your risk for chronic diseases. Here are some suggestions.




Bench Press techniqueViolent Hero's Protein Chart for Powerlifting Routines

Violent Hero has helped to show you the different types of proteins out there to help you build the best powerlifting nutrition training program for your body. Find out more about what to eat and when to eat it in this article.




Bench Press techniquePowerlifting General Nutrition Tips

Yep, I said it. These two words seem to go together about as well as “Sumo” and “Diet”, but in the spirit of confronting paradoxical phrases I will address this issue head on.



Bench Press techniqueRaising Your Deadlift IQ - Improving your Deadlift Technique

Proper execution of the sumo style deadlift involves some changes in form and mechanics that differ from conventional pulling. Here are 10 tips to help you get the bar moving in the right direction.




deadlift techniqueDeadlift Training Routines, Programs, and Techniques

For many, the deadlift can be an intimidating lift. Often your meet results ride on it because it’s the final lift, and the fact that you’re already fatigued from the squat and bench make it that much harder to stay tight and execute good form.




deadlift techniqueFixing Your Deadlift Grip Technique

One way to increase your numbers in the deadlift  is to strengthen your grip. Often a lack of grip strength will show at lockout and the lifter will drop the bar.  Gripping the bar with the tightest grip possible is essential to have a good deadlift.




deadlift techniqueDeadlifting for Beginners

Lets cut to the chase, here are some simple cues for setting up on the deadlift that can help you improve your technique.





deadlift techniqueDeadlifting Muscle Groups

This article is intended to outline the primary muscles involved in the deadlift.






deadlift techniqueDeadlift Accessory Movements Part 1

For people who are naturally strong in the deadlift, improving your squatting strength often leads to improvements in your deadlift. However, people who are naturally strong squatters don't derive as much benefit from additional squatting.




deadlift techniqueDeadlift Accessory Movements Part 2

For people who are naturally strong in the deadlift, improving your squatting strength often leads to improvements in your deadlift. However, people who are naturally strong squatters don't derive as much benefit from additional squatting.




Bench Press techniqueViolent Hero's Top 5 Best Squat Supplements

The missing piece of the puzzle to bigger lifts may be found in supplementation. Assuming that you already take in enough calories to support growth and strength gains, adding supplements is an easy way to get a performance advantage.



Squat technique3 Quick Fixes for Bad Squat Form

When a lifter is first learning to squat, there is often some confusion as to the many nuances of the movement relative to the different weaknesses the lifter brings to the table.




Squat techniqueBeginner's Guide to Squatting - Part 1

For beginners, proper squat form can be a little difficult to grasp, so I’m going to break it down into its simplest step by step progression so as not to over complicate things.




Squat techniqueBeginner's Guide to Squatting - Part 2

For beginners, proper squat form can be a little difficult to grasp, so I’m going to break it down into its simplest step by step progression so as not to over complicate things.



Squat techniqueBeginner's Guide Box Squatting

What Are Box Squats? As the name implies you are squatting onto a box, rather than down to imaginary parallel (hopefully). These can be incredibly useful for developing explosive power out of the hole




Cutting Weight for a powerlifting competitionHow To Cut Weight For a Powerlifting Competition

Cutting weight is typically an inevitability for any lifter who’s serious about competing. Having a 10 to 15 pound advantage over the other lifters in the weight class can make a huge difference on meet day.




1 rep maxChecking Your Max Strength to Often Screws Up Training

I’m writing this article to address a common mistake many lifters seem to make that leads to plateaus in strength gains. The crux of the problem is that most lifters want to see how strong they are…all the time.




Alan BestAlan Best Powerlifting Training Routine and Program

Alan best - Currently holds 4th all-time highest lift total in 275 single ply. My workout is based on a 7 week cycle.  I call it a 7 week cycle, but in actuality it’s 2- 3 week cycles with 1 deload week at the end.




westside barbell powerliftingWestside Barbell Powerlifting Training Program and Routine

This is an old program written by Dave Tate some time ago for many of his clients who were just getting into this type of training. This program does not use chains or bands because we did not use them at the time.




westside barbell techniqueWestside Barbell Conjugate Powerlifting Training Explained

Welcome to what the conjugate method is all about. Conjugate means "to couple". With strength training or training for powerlifting you are in the process of trying to combine many methods of training.




Andy Bolton Deadlift TechniqueAndy Bolton's Deadlift Program Routine and Technique

This is the exact 8 week pre-competition mesocycle employed by Andy for the 1003lb pull. All deadlifts are pulled extremely explosively, this is the total focus of the movement.