Better Through The Barbell
For 2026 we are partnering with Better Through The Barbell who focuses on building mental and physical strength in today’s youth through weightlifting. Sounds like our kind of party!
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Grant Brown
My name is Grant Brown. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area playing a lot of sports, ice hockey and wrestling in particular. While I had some very brief exposure to lifting in high school wrestling, it was mostly running and calisthenics. It wasn’t until college for strength and conditioning purposes that I started lifting more consistently to put on good weight for ice hockey. I was a late bloomer and getting checked by somebody who weighed 60 pounds more than you wasn’t something I wanted to deal with anymore.
Brandon Price
I got into fitness reading my father’s muscle and fitness magazines as a kid. The bodybuilders and lifters inside reminded me of some of my favorite comic heroes.
Balancing Sports and Weight Training For Kids
As a parent, you want your kid to perform their best. Weight Training can help with that. But we need to find a balance between their in-season activities, off-season pursuits, recovery, and being a kid.
Nutrition For Powerlifters – 3 Easy Steps From A Doctor and Powerlifter
Nutrition For Powerlifters is ULTRA important. But it doesn’t have to be ULTRA complicated. You can feel better, move better, look better, and lift better, without making your entire day about food.
The BEST Barbell For Powerlifting in 2026
Barbells are complicated. But they don’t have to be. I’ve got over 10 years of home gym experience, most of which focused on getting stronger in powerlifting. I’ve owned over a dozen barbells, hit a 550lb squat, 360lb bench, and 630lb deadlift, and today we are going to break down what matters in picking The BEST Barbell For Powerlifting.
Mastering Your Lifting Technique: A No-Nonsense Guide For 2026
Mastering your Lifting Technique will excel your progress. Powerlifting is a sport, and sports require consistent practice of the key fundamentals. The best basketball players have perfected their dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, and defense. The best Powerlifters have perfected their set-up and execution of the Squat, Bench, and Deadlift.
3 BIG Reasons Powerlifters Need To Train Their Calves
To train or not to train? Calves are the question! Aesthetics aren’t the name of the game when it comes to powerlifting, but who doesn’t want to look jacked? We throw in some bodybuilding work throughout the year, maybe even a hypertrophy block or two, but what are you doing about those chicken sticks you […]
NordStick – Building Beefy Hammies
NordStick, founded by Dr. Garrett Drumheller, a sports physical therapist, emerged from a practical need to address hamstring and knee injuries among athletes. The initial concept involved a makeshift device using a rolling pin and ratchet strap, which, while functional, highlighted the necessity for a more refined solution. This realization led to the development of […]
REP Fitness – The Home Gym Community Leader
REP Fitness began in 2012 by brothers Ryan and Shane McGrotty. What started as a side project in the CrossFit world, has rapidly evolved into a prominent provider of high-quality fitness equipment, catering primarily to home gym owners. The company’s inception was driven by a passion for fitness and a commitment to offering innovative, durable, […]