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Complete Guide to Putting PRs on the Platform
Cover Photo by 9for9 Media One of the most common questions I receive in regards to powerlifting, is “How do you train…

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Tips for Your 1st Powerlifting Meet
Its finally meet day! You’re probably a nervous wreck. Your eye is on the prize and thats all you can think about……

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A Guide to Your 1st Weightlifting Meet, Part 1
Look, at some point you’re going to have to do it. Nothing you do is really going to count until you do it for white…

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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…

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Strong and Beautiful. Interview with Yessica Martinez
By Chad Wesley Smith At only 21 years old, Yessica Martinez, is quickly becoming a well known powerlifter. With PRs of…

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Chad’s Last Heavy Day Before Meet
This is my last heavy day before my meet on October 23… Squat Bar x lots 135 x 10 225 x 5 315 x 5 405 x 3 455 x 3 495 x…

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Chad Smith’s 1963 Pound Raw Total
This past Saturday, Nov. 23, I competed in my first powerlifting competition – the USPA Central California Powerlifting…