Articles
Welcome to the articles page, down the left menu you will find links to the 5 most recent articles or you can browse by month, These articles have been written by either myself or have been contributed by many different people in different aspects of strength sports. Please make sure to leave comments and feedback about the articles We will also linke articles from other sources that we think are very good articles
If you would like to contribute any article big or small please email purepowerandconditioning@gmail.com
Traps & Grip, a simple approach for helping the Deadlift
"‘Traps’, or the trapezius muscles, are obvious if you have them and an obvious deficiency if you don’t. Long known as a physique ‘finisher’ the traps are more important than that. For the strength athlete (Powerlifter, Strongman, Weightlifter etc) a strong set of Traps can be all you need to increase your Deadlift. The fact that you won’t be using straps and you’ll be using your normal Deadlift grip will really stress the grip in the manner that relates directly to your Deadlift."- David Fryers Nov 2011
Loading Up Your Back
"This article is about loading, especifically keg loading. Anything can be used, atlas stones, sandbags or any awkward objects. You don't need to be a strongman to want to do this. I believe doing heavy loading will really improve lower back strength especially if loading to a decent height of platform."- Ryan Hough Oct 2011
Recommendations for a novice lifter
"I could have just wrote an article telling people to do an LP such as starting strength or stronglifts, but in reality, most people I meet usually want to do things their own way (they want to do curls, pulldowns etc), and so this is my attempt at telling those people what ‘their own way’ should include." - Luke Jordan
Winter Training: Big & Basic
"If you are training seasonally and looking for a winter plan to play out with the concept of extra calories and bulking you will not go too far wrong with the programme I will outline for you here" - Ben France Sept 2011
Pure Pressing Power
"Most people can do with stronger triceps and there are lots of triceps heavy exercises and isolation exercises that can be done, some which work and some don't. One exercise that I have found to pack on triceps size and power, and has a good carry over to benching and all pressing in general is the close grip floor press (CGFP)." - Ryan Hough Sept 2011
Mental Ability
"Ever noticed when your asked to move something heavy, you don’t really think about it, its not really that heavy then you pick it up and it suddenly feels a lot heavier than it should" - Ryan Hough Sept 2011
Train Like You Mean It
"Most programs will have you following a prescribed set x rep scheme, and when you hit that final rep, you rack the bar and call it a day. But what happens when you don't feel like you're finished?"- Ash Deadman Sept 2011
