Serious powerlifting and weightlifting don’t fit into convenient 9 to 5 windows. Your body peaks at different times. Your work schedule shifts. Life happens and derails your planned training session. Then you’re stuck either skipping the workout entirely or compromising your program because the gym closes before you can get there. That’s not how you build real strength. AlphaGainz in Colorado Springs, CO operates 24 hours because we understand that peak performance requires training on…
High school weight rooms have a predictable problem. Kids rush to load the bar before they understand what they’re doing. A freshman watches a senior squat 315 and figures he should be somewhere close to that. Never mind that the senior has three years of training experience and the freshman just learned what a squat rack looks like last week. This creates injuries that shouldn’t happen. Shoulder problems from benching too heavy too soon. Lower…
My lifting buddy quit training last October. The season was over. He’d competed in three powerlifting meets between March and September, hit some PRs, and decided he’d earned a break. Took two months completely off. No gym. “I’ll get back to it after the holidays,” he said. By January, when he finally came back, his squat had dropped 40 pounds. Bench was down 25. Deadlift held up okay, but his form was sloppy. Took him…