Strength Training Archives - Power Rack Strength https://www.powerrackstrength.com/category/strength-training/ Cutting Edge Strength Training & Athletic Resilience Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 From Competition to Consequences to Grace: The Daniel Holmes Story https://www.powerrackstrength.com/from-competition-to-consequences-to-grace-the-daniel-holmes-story/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:51 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=44070 There are people you know when you are young who seem built for competition. They are strong, athletic, fearless, and willing to test themselves against just about anybody. But what happens after high school can take that competitive drive in a lot of different directions.

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]]> PowerRackStrength Updates, UFC Talk, and Why “GOAT” Gets Thrown Around Too Easily https://www.powerrackstrength.com/powerrackstrength-updates-ufc-talk-and-why-goat-gets-thrown-around-too-easily/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:30:39 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43989 There are a few changes happening with PowerRackStrength, and I wanted to sit down and talk through them while also getting into something I have followed for most of my life: the UFC. This may turn into the first of many of these solo-style videos where I talk training, business, rehabilitation, sports, and whatever else is on my mind. Or maybe it is episode one of one. We will see.

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]]> Jett Jackson Part 5: Meet Day, Massive PRs, and a Podium Finish https://www.powerrackstrength.com/jett-jackson-part-5-meet-day-massive-prs-and-a-podium-finish/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:30:15 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43960 Meet week was finally here. I landed in Chicago Friday evening, June 13th, with Jett scheduled to lift about 24 hours later at USA Powerlifting Nationals. This was going to be his first real national-level powerlifting meet, and USA Powerlifting has a reputation for being strict.

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]]> Nate Ball: Strength, Addiction, Faith, and the Long Road Back https://www.powerrackstrength.com/nate-ball-strength-addiction-faith-and-the-long-road-back/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:30:20 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43946 When people look at Nate Ball today, they see a strong guy in his 50s, a successful business owner, a husband, father, grandfather, powerlifter, and strongman. What they probably don't see is everything it took for him to still be standing here.

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]]> Jett Jackson Series Part 4: How We Peaked a 17-Year-Old for USA Nationals in Six Weeks https://www.powerrackstrength.com/jett-jackson-series-part-4-how-we-peaked-a-17-year-old-for-usa-nationals-in-six-weeks/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:30:07 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43931 Coming out of Part 3, Jett had already made significant progress. He was sitting right around 220 pounds, had filled out through his shoulders, traps, glutes, and legs, and was doing about 85% of the core work I had assigned him. For a 17-year-old, I will take that.

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