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“How To Put 36 LBS On Your Total In 3 Weeks” By Gairett Pirkig

For me the game plan was to improve grip conditioning. My grip strength was decent as I’ve pulled over 650lbs off the 1 pin in training and had no problems
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“Uncovering Hidden Strength Through Technique” By Gairett Pirkig

I recently competed at the USPA East Bay Powerlifting Challenge (hosted by Diablo Barbell). My performance at the meet was, to say the least, surprising to me. Yet, it was completely expected by my strength coach, Ted, at Diablo Barbell. Why? Well, that is what inspired the writing of this article…
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“What Powerlifting Is To Me” By Scott Cartwright

The idea of Powerlifting means many different things to people. There is clearly a miscommunication between the general public and Powerlifting. That said we should take a moment to ponder just what Powerlifting is, and to that end we should take it a bit further, and discuss what powerlifting isn’t…
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