This is something I never even though about writing about. I have had a couple people who follow IronBar and chat with me on Facebook ask about this, and what made it click is I just watched a from the mill video from David Tate and it covered it as well. How does one train alone for a strength ev... [More]

The other night I was working on a max effort upper body day, just got done with a 495lbs 1 rep bench and I get up and a guy asks me in more of a statement, “Man you musta been benching a long time huh?” So in a natural response I take him through the timeline of my lifting career, sta... [More]

Something I have noticed working out at my commercial gym is that more and more of the older generation is starting to come in and work on their health. The thing is most of the younger crowd does not understand why these people are working on it. I have heard comments such as , why is that old du... [More]

“Get in or back out” cleaning the naughty words out of that quote, it came to my mind this morning in the gym.  That quote comes from the movie Never Back Down, while it may not be the greatest movie ever made, I would probably put it on my top 15 movies to watch in my down time. ... [More]

Supplements, supplements, supplements…seems like all you hear about around commercial gyms is the newest and greatest things. Do these people really know what they are doing? Many of them read hundreds of reviews online forums and get advice from thousands of people on why supplement A is b... [More]

The holidays are over and it’s the time of year to start celebrating a new beginning. That’s right its almost 2010 and it's time to start thinking about that all important goal that you have been putting off because it would make a great new years eve resolution. Every y... [More]

Its morning you punch your alarm clock or your wife whichever woke you up first (just kidding) and say just 20 more minutes of sleep and I will be good to go for the morning.  Are 20 more minutes really going to help you or is there something else you could be spending that 20 minutes doing t... [More]

This is the first article in a new section of IronBar Fitness. We will be starting a section of reviews of different events, supplements, workouts, etc. Basically anything to do with the human body, performance, powerlifting, or anything our members feel is note worthy. I chose this first article ... [More]

Supplementation has become a staple of the strength training industry.  There are a million and a half companies out there with millions of products to pump you up overnight it seems.  Sometimes it’s hard to sort the bullshit from the good shit.  Mostly everyone knows the 3 ma... [More]

I like most Americans suffer from a lack of sleep. We simply have way too much going on in the day, and simply not enough time to do it. When did life become so hectic? Without a doubt if you get a full night sleep every night you will feel much better day in and day out. A good night’s slee... [More]