Recent content by marcus335

I used to feel the EXACT same way. The guys I train with were always getting on my case about standing up straight at the start. Doing good mornings with my back arched helped me a ton. I go down and rest it on pins where my back is parallel to the ground and then back up. You do lighter...

You have really good raw power. That's essential and it will probably be easy for you to improve very fast is you fine tune your technique. I think your box should be lower. Parallel or 1" below. If you train to the depth you have to hit in a meet then you'll never have to think about it...

Well, there are federations that only allow single-ply polyester. That's where I prefer to compete. I'd rather it be more lifter and less gear. Maybe that's just because I'm new to powerlifting and lifting in gear still feels a bit weird to me. It takes 340 and me pulling just to get my...

It really depends on the lift. Deadlift: I lift triples until I get to where I can only do singles. I make 90 lb jumps until I'm within 100 lbs of my max. Squat: 8x2 off a box with the same weight Bench: I start with a weight I can make 6 times but only do 3 then add 20 lbs every set...

Box squats where the box is below parallel. Also, do rack squats (feet positioned like a deadlift) with the weight on your shoulders like a squat. You start with the weight dead stopped on the pins and lift with your deadlift motion. Good mornings are also key. Dead stop them on pins before...

My gym works like this: You get an hourly rate for doing the free orientations. That's how you sell. The hourly rate is $8-12/hr depending on how many certs you have. Then when you sell you get 10% of the contract value at the end of the month. (if someone buys $1000 in training you get...