Your vertical jump isn’t just about genetics. I see this all the time at our gym in Colorado Springs, CO – athletes walk in thinking they’re stuck with whatever jump height they were born with. Then six weeks later, they’re touching the rim for the first time or dunking when they couldn’t before. The difference isn’t magic, it’s smart training. AlphaGainz has been helping Colorado athletes add serious inches to their vertical for years now.…
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…
I started powerlifting three years ago when I was stuck in a fitness rut. I’d been doing the same gym routine for months, not getting stronger, and honestly getting pretty bored with working out. My friend Dave kept bugging me to try powerlifting at Iron Temple downtown, but I figured it was just for huge bodybuilder types who could already bench twice their body weight. Turns out I was completely wrong. The powerlifting community in…