Joint Pain & Inflammation Relief
Lifting weights is one of the most beneficial things you can do to improve the health and longevity of your body. Besides increasing muscle mass and building strength, a regular weightlifting routine can strengthen the body’s immune system, elevate... read more
2012 Arnold Sports Festival Trip
Ben Tatar represented Critical Bench.com at the 2012 Arnold Sports Festival. Below I ask him a few questions about the trip and share some of his pics. CB: What was different or better about this year’s Arnold? BT: The night life was... read more
Olmypic Lifting 101By Mike Westerdal Many different types of athletes—weightlifters, powerlifters and combat sport enthusiasts alike—benefit from explosiveness, flexibility and strength. When it comes to developing these qualities, nothing is better than complex movements... read more
Over 3x More Power Generated By The Olympic Lifts vs. the Deadlift
If you’re an athlete, you need to be explosive… unless of course you’re a marathon runner, in which case you can just slowly jog away from this article right now because this doesn’t apply to you. But if you’re involved in any other sport that... read more
Benefits of Omega 3s & Fish Oils
Over the past 20 years or so fats have gotten a pretty bad rap in the media. Fats have been blamed for the extraordinarily high rates of obesity and heart disease in the United States. And despite the proliferation of low- or non-fat foods over the past... read more
Total Xplosive Training (TXT) Review
Total Xplosive Training is a training technique developed Chris Barnard, a strength and conditioning coach out of Florida. He is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Miami. He also heads up Strength... read more
How To Cook A Great SteakMy friend Dave Ruel aka “the Muscle Cook” and author of the Anabolic Cooking was in town visiting a couple weeks ago and he taught me how to cook the perfect the steak. One terrific source of protein that tops the list for many people in terms... read more
You Are the Only Fitness Guru You Need
It seems to be human nature to look outside ourselves for the answers we need. This is especially true when we want to make changes in our lives. To ourselves, we say we need the guru because we are confused and he or she can help us to understand what... read more
Intermittent Fasting and Growth Hormone
A Fat Loss 1-2 Punch that TRIPLES Fat Loss Guest Post By John Romaniello creator of Fat Loss Forever Yesterday, I told you about Intermittent Fasting, which is quickly becoming one of the hottest and most successful nutritional practices around. Today,... read more
3 Big Lifts – 3 Huge MistakesGuest Post by Andy Bolton Creator of Explode Your Powerlifts When people ask me how I train they very often don’t believe me. I have lost track of the number of times in my lifting career that people have said – NO WAY Andy, you must train... read more
How To Get Seriously StrongGuest Post by 1000 Pound Deadlifter Andy Bolton Whatever your goal – whether you want to get stronger for the sake of being strong, stronger to increase your muscular size and build a harder, denser physique or stronger to improve athletic performance… The... read more
Your Back…Neglect It and DIELearn How to Train it RIGHT for Maximum Mass, Power and Strength Guest Article By Nick Nilsson I’ll start off by getting this right out in the open…if you don’t train your back and train it hard, you’re an idiot. And I’ll tell you why… You... read more
Tough Mudder FLORIDAGuest post by Ben Tatar (www.criticalbench.com) Part 1— What Is The Tough Mudder Tough Mudder is labeled “The Toughest Event on the Planet.” Tough Mudder is almost a half marathon that includes 28 obstacles. One of the reasons why... read more
5 Keys To Explosive Power & Speed
A local friend of mine named Chris Barnard put together a really cool free report for you called, “5 Principles To Increasing Explosive Power & Speed“. Chris is currently the head trainer at Strength Camp gym in St. Petersburg, FL where... read more
