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Chad Smith
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powerlifting
#TBT Chad’s 1st 900 Pound Squat
Chad Wesley Smith takes a look back at August 2011 where he broke the then American Record in the Squat in the 308s…
Mentality
Big Dogs Recap and Handling Poor Performance
Big Dogs Recap I’ve been putting off writing this but I suppose it needs to be done. Quite simply, I lifted badly. This…
Training
Chad Wesley Smith Wins Strongman Nationals
Well here it is, the big show, what this whole strongman thing is about (for now)…North American Strongman…
Training
JTS Classic: Keep It Simple Stupid
Part 1-Maximal Effort Work I often get questions through email, Facebook or through JTSstrength.com that are something…
Training
Chad’s 765 x2 Squat and Video Q&A
Read Chad’s Training Log Here Start of a new training week… Used my Compex today on the Warmup and Potentiation…
Training
The Juggernaut Method and Strongman
The Juggernaut Method is a great training option for Strongman competitors. Strongman places a great emphasis on…
Training
Chad’s 765 x2 Deadlift and Video Q&A
Glad to be done deloading. I think 50% of the value in a deload, besides allowing your body to recover, is to just make…
Training
Juggernaut Supplement Series: Muscle Growth Formula
“Muscle Growth Formula is top of the line and greatly aided in helping me build lean muscle. I started training…
Training
In Season Football Training
In Season training for football players is an often mismanaged situation by football and strength coaches alike. All to…
Training
Juggernaut Performance Training Manual
Think of improving your performance as a pie chart, comprised of 40% Training, 40% Nutrition and 20% Recovery…
Training
Off Season Training and Goals
By Chad Wesley Smith With my 3rd place finish at the Europa Platinum Plus Strongman show in Connecticut a few weeks…
Training
Strongman Training and Why It’s NOT for Athletes
By Chad Wesley Smith In the past few weeks as Olympic Trials have been conducted, I have seen a lot of attention being…