Part One of a "How to Get Strong On (fill-in-the-blank)" Series Based on a whole slew—or, well, at least a handful—of emails that I’ve received in recent weeks, I thought it might be a good idea to do a series dealing with how to get strong on various lifts and exercises. I don’t know how long or short this series will be. It depends on how many exercises I end up covering, and if there’s interest from readers for additional tips about exercises I don’t cover at first. So, hell, this thing could just be two articles or it could be five or six. We’ll just wait and see. Questions I receive regarding getting stronger on certain exercises come in, generally, two forms. Some readers will ask about specific powerlifts or quick lifts; stuff such as how to get stronger on the bench press, the squat, the deadlift, the overhead press, the power clean, or some variation of those seem to be the most c...
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