Run faster, jump higher, tackle harder, whatever your athletic goal is, improving your squat will help you reach them. The squat is ultimate developer of quad, hamstring, glute and hip strength and these are the muscles that are responsible for sprinting speed and jumping ability. It is no coincidence that Olympic sprinters, the fastest athletes [...]

The SuperTraining Gym (Sacramento) Meet of the Century was one of the most anticipated powerlifting meets of all time, in large part due to the presence of Team Juggernaut’s Brandon Lilly, Dan Green and Eric Lilliebridge. Check out these pictures and videos from the guys during their great performances at the meet… Brandon Lilly, Check [...]

Blaine Sumner is without a doubt one of the World’s best squatters. With a World Record 400kg (881 pound) squat in the IPF, wearing just a belt and knee sleeves, Sumner is certain to go down in history as one of the best to ever get under the bar. In addition to his powerlifting prowess, [...]

Check Out Kalle Beck’s Training Log Here Robert “OB” Oberst earned his ASC pro card at the Dallas Europa after about 14 months of training and competing in strongman. He won an invite to America’s Strongest Man at the Olympia in Las Vegas which was in just over a month. I thought a little insight [...]

Check Out Dan’s Training Log Here Name: Dan Green  Age: 29 Height/Weight: 5’10″ 235-245 Hometown: Mountain View, CA Current City: Mountain View, CA Years Training: 14 Years Competing: 6 PRs in relevant lifts/events:  Squat: 760 Bench: 485 Sumo Dead: 835 Conv Dead: 765×2 Military Press: 315 Where you Train: Boss Barbell Club Day Job: Strength [...]

By Chad Wesley Smith 1. Know that you are squatting RAW-There is tons of literature regarding Westside style training, most of which promotes box squatting variations almost exclusively. The box squat, particularly when a negative shin angle is achieved, does not have a high carryover to the raw squat. Sitting back onto the box is [...]