The Powertec Workbench series of equipment is an innovation in the fitness industry. It’s not just the undoubted robustness and reliability of a Powertec power rack that makes it a best seller; its modularization is its main selling point over its competitors.
There are currently two models of power racks available from Powertec, the full and half rack. Each offers a little something different in terms of use. The WB-HR11 half rack can accommodate 700 lbs of weight while the WB-PR11 full rack can take up to 1000 lbs of weight …

You watch as some women walk across a room sensually, seeming to glide effortlessly. Their bodies are lean, beautifully shaped, and sexy. One thing most of these women have in common is they have discovered the importance of weight training for women.
Weight training for women does not create big bulging muscles like develop on a man. Instead you develop a sculpted, lean, and sexy body. You can look like a professional dancer, gymnast, or competitive swimmer. Your body will be noticed.
There are a …

Are you ready to start lifting weights at home? You need to plan ahead and think about your needs before you run out and buy your weight training equipment. If you buy on a whim you are likely to end up with equipment which becomes a great coat rack.
Weight training equipment comes in a wide variety of styles, capabilities, and cost. Before considering any equipment it is time to define what you are trying to accomplish. What are your goals in lifting weights?
If you …

Walking through most fitness centers you will see all the weight equipment in heavy usage. The funny thing is the quality of bodies on much of this equipment. The bodies are not powerful looking, they are not lean and ripped, they just look somewhat fit. What are they doing wrong? Weight training is not all in the weight room, much of it happens in two more critical places.
One of the two big problems you will find with many people working out in the gyms is their …

Has your coach, a trainer, or a friend told you to buy some weight lifting wrist straps to improve your workout? This is usually where any athlete gets started using straps. Are they really the remarkable benefit they claim or just a crutch which is going to hurt you in the long run?
Weight lifting wrist straps tie your arms to your weight bar. They give you tremendous holding power you can never match on your own. You can use them for pull-ups, too. Your ability …

Working out with heavy weights at home can be accompanied with all kinds of risks. It means you likely are not training with a partner, so do not have a spotter. Your caution levels must increase, but many times this is still not enough. A good weight lifting system for your home can allow you to train with maximum effort and still maintain a high level of safety.
When taking about a weight lifting system understand this is not a simple home gym. This is a home …

What is your weight lifting schedule? You probably just answered something like Monday through Friday at 7AM. Once again, what is your weight lifting schedule?
You need to know exactly what your plan of attack for your body is for each day of your workout, for each exercise, and how long it should take you. Do you know this much detail or do you fly by the seat of your pants?
Answering you workout Monday through Friday at 7AM is great. Now, what body parts are …

The gym is packed with your buddies all working out intensely. You are moving fast through your workout. You are quickly throwing weights on and off the Olympic weight lifting bar as you move between sets. What rule of weight lifting safety did you potentially and foolishly just miss?
You see this happen in high schools, colleges, and gyms everywhere. You choose not to secure the weights on the bar. You know, you are sure, you are confident you have control of the bar. Then …

How many weight lifting routines have you read through, considered, and then dismissed in the last few months? When you pick up a magazine filled with professional bodybuilders sharing their favorite routines you read through the plan and then are overwhelmed. Their plans are intensive, long, and exhausting. Probably not the type of plan you really need. What do you really need?
The problem with almost all weight lifting routines you find published is they are not designed to meet your goals. Before you can choose …

The number of weight lifting reps needed in your workout is one of the most misunderstood components of weight training. How many reps do you believe you need?
Before you answer the question about how many reps you need, you better know what your goal in weight lifting is. Training for ultimate power requires training a specific way. Bodybuilding training requires a different form of training. Circuit training using weights for fitness takes another completely different form of lifting. What is your goal power, an extreme …

Have you been the proud owner of a beginner workout set? You know, those cute little sets with a plastic outside and filled with concrete. They work ok, but after a little abuse the plastic cracks and you start breaking out little bits of weight dust on the floor. Real power training requires high quality weight lifting plates to give you safety and adequate weight.
The best weight lifting plates all have one thing in common. They are designed to work on Olympic weight lifting bars, dumbbell …

What do you wear to the gym for your workouts? Sweat pants, cut off shorts, gym shorts, and all kinds of clothes find their way into the gym. Weight lifting pants are designed to give you style and one additional big bonus.
How long have you been lifting? If it has been very long you have probably started to notice a big problem when shopping for clothes. Pants with small waists and massive legs are not common. You look for jeans and end up needing to …

Becoming massive, powerful, and ripped is not an accident. It takes careful planning, massive effort, and extreme nutritional attention. Weight lifting nutrition is not a single diet plan, but a series of plans to meet the needs of your current training cycles. Are you ready to hit the big leagues?
The first thing you need to decide about nutrition is what your goal for weight lifting is. Are you trying to become the most powerful man in your school, gym, or community? Are you trying to …

Think about your workouts for a minute. How much did you lift on your bench press in each set in your last workout? How many reps did you do? How did you feel at the end of each set? If you do not know the answer to those questions there is no way to maximize your next workout. A weight lifting log is crucial to getting superior workouts and improving in every workout.
Many lifters may try to tell you the only thing you really …

Every power athlete should enter a new gym with a sign which reads, “Wanted Excellent Help in Power Training”. No matter who you are, how strong you are, and how much of a loner you are, you need help in the gym. Weight lifting help is not a cop out, it is an essential to the best workouts possible.
Guys, we have a terrible habit of wanting to accomplish tasks on our own, which is a great trait in most cases. When you are trying to build a …

Ready to pound some iron? Are you ready to make your muscles grow and begin shaping them to fit your goals? You know the sweat is going to be pouring off your body as you workout. Your hands are damp. The bar is heavy. Without proper weight lifting grips you are putting yourself in danger of very serious accidents which can bring your workout plans to a halt for days, months, or even years. Grips are an essential accessory for your own safety.
Your hands …

Getting started in weight lifting can seem a bit confusing. You walk into the average gym and your eyes are assaulted by all the equipment. People are busy working out and you have no idea where to get started. Weight lifting exercises for beginners should be kept very simple, and very easy to get you the best results and eliminate confusion.
To start with let us break your body down into two groups. The first group will include your chest, back, arms, and shoulders. The second …

Powerlifters, bodybuilders, and weight lifters often report their workouts are solitary and filled with individual focus. This might be the strategy which works for many lifters, but for others we need to have camaraderie, competition, and friendship to excel in our workouts. A weight lifting club might be what you need to find the socialization and competitive spirit you want.
A weight lifting club is usually associated with a gym or group of lifters who train together, support each other, and compete under the club name. There are …

You walk into the local fitness center and you see a sign for a weight lifting class and you just laugh. You know how to lift weights, you did it back in high school. You walk over to the area set aside for the free weights and see all the fancy benches, racks, and weights. Then you see the guys doing all kinds of lifts you never tried before. You feel a little intimidated. A weight lifting class is not a sign of weakness, but …

Have you watched those huge guys strutting across the platform on an Olympic weight lifting contest? They step up to the chalk pedestal and the smoke starts flying. They chalk up their hands, slap some on their chest, and it all looks like a big show. When you start lifting heavy you quickly begin to realize weight lifting chalk is not a smoke and mirror show after all.
There you are laying on your back, 350 pounds on the rack above your chest. You have already been pounding …