This week was Thanksgiving, so I put all those extra calories and carbs to good use during my holiday training.

Good solid week this week, with good results in the low bar squat, deadlift, and tactical pull ups. Today I'll discuss how I determine my objectives each week.

Despite spending half the week cramped up in little aircrafts, I was able to get most of my training in. On Thursday I did some SSB work and am still feeling the burn almost a week later.

Watch Russian powerlifter Andrey Malanichev squat 440kg for three reps, with only knee wraps as support.

In addition to my powerlifting schedule, I’ve decided to compete in Strong First’s Tactical Strength Challenge on April 12th, so I've added a few things to my training.

Partials are any exercise where you purposefully do a shortened range of motion instead of the full range. Partials don’t take the place of full-range lifts, but are used as a adjunct to them.

A lot of this week was devoted to wrapping up some volume work from last week. Check out the video for some tips on pause squats and the sumo pulls.

I'm going to show you one of the ways I build grip strength. You grip the bar with both your hands in the overhand grip, and you use a fat bar.

Some weeks you just have to make the training brief, and this was one of those times. It was a light week due to work and travel, but I'll be back full swing next week.

Meet Brittany Pryor - a natural female strength athlete with a 497lb squat, a 534lb deadlift, and a 303lb bench.

I’m not here to try and convince you to ditch the conventional deadlift. Rather, I’m here to help you work out if the sumo deadlift is better for you, and why.

Breathing and abdominal bracing are probably the most important aspects of successful lifts. This video will show you how to breathe properly so you can pick up heavy stuff.

A very solid week of training with heavy bar speed work mixed with some heavy volume work. I was also able to put together a couple extra coaching videos for the week.

What would you say if I told you one of the best ways to think about the bench press is actually in terms of a series of pulling motions?

This week I continued working on speed and explosiveness, without going to failure on any of my core lifts. I also included video of some of the assistance work I do on a weekly basis.

I think there’s a few aspects of your training that could do with a little shift in perspective. Let’s grab a coffee and take a look at how we can make your training work harder for you.

I picked up a new GymAware data collection toy, which will be a big help in my training. I also included my first video on misunderstood cues.