Control the Variables: How Training Reveals What Works
Contributed by Evan Reed. Training outcomes are familiar to powerlifters. What often takes longer to sort out is which parts of...
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Control the Variables: How Training Reveals What Works
Contributed by Evan Reed. Training outcomes are familiar to powerlifters. What often takes longer to sort out is which parts of...
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Inside the 2026 RPS Jim Phillips Memorial Classic
Contributed by Staff. The 2026 RPS Jim Phillips Memorial Classic delivered exactly what lifters expect from a winter meet: heavy...
Balancing Extremes in Powerlifting
Contributed by Evan Reed. Progress in powerlifting grows from sustained commitment applied with judgment. Strength develops when training time, volume, intensity,...
All Eyes on the 2026 USPA Ultra Nationals in Anaheim
The 2026 USPA Ultra Nationals are shaping up to be one of the most ambitious powerlifting events the federation has...
Technique Is Strength: Why Dialing Form Back In Pays Off Fast
Contributed by Evan Reed. Strength in powerlifting is the ability to produce force efficiently under the bar. Technique is the multiplier....
Bench Press Grip Width and Sustained Power
Contributed by Evan Reed. Grip width on the bench press affects three things that matter to competitive powerlifters: bar travel distance,...
Macronutrients as Inputs in Powerlifting Training
Contributed by Evan Reed. Macronutrients—carbohydrates, protein, and fats—supply the energy and materials required for powerlifting training and adaptation. Their fundamental physiological...
TRAINING
PERFORMANCE
Balancing Extremes in Powerlifting
Contributed by Evan Reed. Progress in powerlifting grows from sustained commitment applied with judgment. Strength develops when training time, volume, intensity,...
Stress Outside Training and Powerlifting Performance
Contributed by Cole Verran. Powerlifting training unfolds within the broader structure of daily life. Work, relationships, sleep patterns, nutrition habits,...
Fixing Peripheral Fatigue in Powerlifting
Contributed by Evan Reed. When training calls for refinement rather than added stress, the solution is structural, not psychological. Peripheral fatigue...
RESULTS & HIGHLIGHTS
Inside the 2026 RPS Jim Phillips Memorial Classic
Contributed by Staff. The 2026 RPS Jim Phillips Memorial Classic delivered exactly what lifters expect from a winter meet: heavy...
All Eyes on the 2026 USPA Ultra Nationals in Anaheim
The 2026 USPA Ultra Nationals are shaping up to be one of the most ambitious powerlifting events the federation has...
Fire and Iron: The 2026 USAPL Barbell Blitzkrieg in Colorado
Contributed by Staff. On January 10, 2026, strength athletes from across divisions descended on Colorado for the 2026 USAPL Barbell...
Strong Performances at the 2026 APO New Year’s Classic
The 2026 APO New Year’s Classic, held January 3 in South Windsor, Connecticut, brought together a wide range of lifters...
Big Totals and Bigger Energy at the 2025 StrengthX Grand Prix
The platform was busy and the energy high at the USPA Tested & Open 2025 StrengthX Grand Prix, as lifters...
Strength, Service, and Resilience at the Warrior Games
A detailed look at adaptive powerlifting at the Warrior Games, featuring athlete experiences, coaching insights, military culture, and the significance...
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