7 Years of TORQUE
Disclaimer: This post is long. Thank you in advance if you make it to the end! (click a photo to enlarge) Last month we sent… Read More »7 Years of TORQUE
Torque Barbell Club
The History Of TORQUE BARBELL
As we just celebrated our 3rd anniversary here at TORQUE, and we enter our 4th year of business – I want to take the time to show people where we came from, how it started, and how we got to where we are. This is not to say that “we’ve made it” or that we’re satisfied. It’s to simply show our history, and the roots of TORQUE BARBELL.
TORQUE currently has 9 employees, and 8 independent trainers (16 personal trainers total) who rent space from us to run their training business. We have 367 members, and run 17 classes each week. Although this articleRead More »The History Of TORQUE BARBELL
You’re Too Technical – And It’s Making You WEAKER
The only exception to this article is if you’re peaking for a competition.
When you’re training daily in the gym, there’s no doubt that some days will be better than others both physically and mentally. It’s important to have a plan going into each workout – but some days you need to say “F*CK THE PLAN”, and throw some weight on the bar.
I see it far too often. People come into the gym, they slept great, ate well, feel good, and the bar is moving fast – yet they decide to “stick to the plan” and leave either pounds, or reps, or BOTH in the gym.
Don’t get me wrong, I value a good training program, and don’t Read More »You’re Too Technical – And It’s Making You WEAKER
Accepting Your Training Responsibility
Yesterday I was training legs at torque, getting in the zone with my Sumo Squats when Dan passed by and complimented my depth and form. Big compliment coming from the king of powerlifting! We got on the subject of people getting low enough on their squats, and how there are few people that do. Which got me thinking, how couldn’t people be getting low on their squats, aren’t you feeling for depth in every rep?
The answer is no. Some people are not feeling for depth, or much of anything at all. There is an absence of one’s own connection to the movement; there is no mind-muscle Read More »Accepting Your Training Responsibility
Lose The Wrist Wraps! Increase Your Bench
This post is short – as I feel it can be said in just a few paragraphs.
There seems to be more and more lifters in gyms wrapping up these days – and using wrist wraps in the WRONG way.
Don’t get me wrong, I fully understand the benefit of using them, and believe they are a beneficial tool to push more weight – however, when guy’s (and girls) are using them for EVERY SINGLE Read More »Lose The Wrist Wraps! Increase Your Bench