Three years ago, I had a client — a 38-year-old former college linebacker named Marcus — who hit a wall. Hard. His squat had stalled at 315 pounds for six straight weeks. His bench wasn’t moving. He was sleeping well,…
Three months ago, I was standing in the squat rack at 87% of my one-rep max, and something felt off. My brace was inconsistent. My lower back was taking more beating than it should. After 15 years of coaching and…
Last spring, I hit a wall. Not a motivational wall — a physical one. I was running my clients through a brutal 12-week strength block, and my own training was stacking up fast. Four days of heavy lifting, two conditioning…
Last spring, I had a client named Marcus — a 38-year-old sales executive training for his first powerlifting meet. He was hitting all his numbers in the gym. Squats at 315 lbs for 35, deadlifts approaching 405 lbs, bench pressing…
Last spring, a client of mine — a 42-year-old firefighter named Marcus — deadlifted 315 pounds right through my last pair of bumper plates. Not a crack. A full split, right down the collar. I had been running my home…