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The Strength Limit: How Strong Can You Get?
Take a random sample of lifters, whether Powerlifting or Olympic Weightlifting or Bodybuilding or CrossFitters or etc., and you'll see a...

Rambo Barbell
Dec 20, 20247 min read
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A Guide to Your First (or next) Powerlifting Meet
Yo. Knees strong, arms are strong. There's an empty belly. Someone vomit on the platform already... (to the tune of Lose Yourself by...

Rambo Barbell
Dec 5, 20249 min read
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Grow Your Squat! Examining Joe & Ethan's Training
The number of Powerlifters and Olympic Weightlifters that have squats that haven't budged in a year or longer is shocking. Do you not...

Rambo Barbell
Nov 27, 202414 min read
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Technical Efficiency & Variation
Becoming great at any endeavor follows surprisingly very similar systems. As a lifelong guitarist, learning music has always been an area...

Rambo Barbell
Oct 24, 20248 min read
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Choosing your Powerlifting Federation
If you go to Open Powerlifting ( openpowerlifting.com ) you'll quickly learn there's over 40 active powerlifting federations in the...

Rambo Barbell
Oct 22, 20246 min read
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Four Keys to Building an UNSTOPPABLE Deadlift
Jon Pall Sigmarrson yelled " There is no reason to be alive if you can't do deadlift." It's so thrilling watching anyone give their all...

Rambo Barbell
Dec 1, 20225 min read
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Handling Returning to Training & Time Off
Naturally, we all have to take some time off from training or miss a day here and there because of life now and then - whether because of...

Rambo Barbell
Nov 17, 202211 min read
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Breaking through sticking points in the Squat & Training
You must find and break the weak point that's creating the sticking point. It’s time to analyze where things are going wrong in the squat...

Rambo Barbell
Oct 13, 20229 min read
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Strong Athletes are Healthy Athletes
The definition of an athlete is very subjective and dependent on one’s favorite sport(s), but if we were to break down the definition...

Rambo Barbell
Jun 11, 20221 min read
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Secret ways of building a MONSTER bench press
Here are five key ways of building a bench press that I'm sure you've heard but lacked the strength to obey ;) These even apply to other...

Rambo Barbell
Nov 13, 20203 min read
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When am I ready for my first (or next) competition?
When should you compete? This is a great question and it regularly comes up at the gym. I'll try to cut to the chase. You're ready to...

Rambo Barbell
Jul 16, 20203 min read
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Squats are fun and so is this long article... Don't read it if you don't want to grow your Squat.
You're brand new to lifting. Your coach throws you into squatting everyday. It works really great for the first month, and then things...

Rambo Barbell
Mar 30, 202011 min read
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What Champs Do.
It's March 24, 2020. Since I made the decision to temporarily close the gym due to the pandemic, I lent out barbells, plates, bands, etc....

Rambo Barbell
Mar 25, 20203 min read
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Training Technique or Strength? Train both.
Deciding to spend time training only technique or only strength is a dangerous game to play. There's an old saying "if you're not...

Rambo Barbell
Jun 24, 20193 min read
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How Bad Do You Want It
My High School football coach used to give a motivational talk to the team on every Thursday night after practice before games. It was...

Rambo Barbell
May 23, 20193 min read
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Levels of Weightlifting
Weightlifting can be broken down into different levels or standards. Based on your current abilities, you can qualify for Olympic...

Rambo Barbell
May 9, 20192 min read
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Olympic Weightlifting - Choosing A Coach
Choosing the right coach can be very tough! I had an athlete tell me in the past it can feel like that kid's book "Are you my mother?"...

Rambo Barbell
Apr 10, 20193 min read
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