It's Saturday morning which reminds me of the time I went to

go check out one of my first powerlifting meets several years

ago.....

 

During warm-ups my buddy and I were placing some friendly

bets on who we thought were going to be the strongest dudes.

 

Since I was a newbie to the sport I didn't know anybody's

numbers or rankings so I was going by looks alone when I

made my picks.

 

 

You see, I thought the guys with the huge arms, massive chest

muscles and rippling quads were going to dominate.

 

 

It turned out the guys with the big thick back muscles and strong

hamstrings were the ones that lifted the most weight!

 

It makes perfect sense now of course but at the time I remember

being surprised.

 

The moral of the story is....

It's not the muscles you see in the mirror that are responsible for
insane strength in the squat, bench and deadlift.

 

If you're like me and you're serious about your strength development
I suggest you add some more back training to your current routine. 
A great place to get some exercise ideas are from Nick Nilsson's,
"Best Back Exercises You've Never Heard Of" guide.  

 

You'll find 154 unique and powerful exercises that you can 

use right away.

 

 

 

Have an incredible weekend and I'll talk to you on Monday.  Just

don't send me an email complaining about how sore your back is :)

 

Keep training hard,

 

Mike Westerdal

CriticalBench.com

 

P.S.  NFL Playoffs here!  I'm pumped for that :)