Pascal Landshoeft

Are rack pulls worth it? [Article]

Nov 14, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Are rack pulls worth it ?

Rack pulls are worth it for bodybuilders and powerlifters in specific scenarios. For bodybuilders when they could not get their traps and lower back bigger or more refined through good mornings and for powerlifters as a partial deadlift to get used to a big weight that they can't handle from the ground yet. Both scenarios apply to a very small percentage of the population, therefore, in most cases, go with Romanian deadlifts instead. Safer and needs less equipment.

Powerlifting vs bodybuilding bench press [Article]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 13, 2019 9:30:00 AM

Powerlifting vs bodybuilding bench press

The powerlifting and bodybuilding bench press pursue two very different goal sets. While the powerlifting bench press maximizes for power output the bodybuilding bench press maximizes for muscle growth. See the details in this article.

Topics: Powerlifting

Power rack with bar and weights [Article,Video]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 13, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Power rack with bar and weights

A good rack would be the Rogue RM4 or TITAN rack combined with the Ohio or Atlas bar. For the weights, I would recommend bumper plates or Olympic plates to save some money.

Topics: Rogue, TITAN

Are rack pulls safe? [Article]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 13, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Are rack pulls safe?

Rack pulls are safe as long as you do not go too heavy. As it is an exercise which makes it very tempting to go very heavy very fast, I personally would not consider it safe compared to other exercises.

Powerlifting vs Crossfit [Article]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 12, 2019 9:30:00 AM

Powerlifting vs CrossFit

If you want to compete with others directly and work on your general fitness go with CrossFit. If you want to compete against yourself and focus on raw strength go with powerlifting.

Topics: Powerlifting

Portable Power rack [Article,Video]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 12, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Portable power rack

It depends on what you want to use the rack for. If it should be portable options that need to be bolted to the ground, are humongous and are not modular fall to the wayside. The same goes for fold racks as they don’t stand by themselves. This leaves you with the following options:

Topics: Rogue, TITAN

'Overview and review of the T3 Tall power rack 24' [Article, Video]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 12, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Overview and review of the T3 tall power rack 24

The TITAN T3 tall power rack 24' will put you back about $420 - $470. TITAN is well known for their very good prices compared to their competition and will get you started on your home gym. This review was originally posted in “which Titan rack to buy for under $500”.

Topics: TITAN

Keto diet fundamentals [Article, Video]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 11, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Keto Diet Fundamentals

Originally published on HVMN by Brady Holmer.

This is a series of blog post which I publish in collaboration with HVMN about keto. Me wife and I had good success on the keto diet. We used it to lose weight before our wedding. Now we batch cook on weekends to be ready for the entire week.

Topics: Keto

Are rack pulls good for lower back?[Article]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 11, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Are rack pulls good for lower back?

Strength training, in general, might not be the best idea for your lower back, as is marathon running for your knees. Still, a sedentary lifestyle might be even more dangerous. Rack pulls can develop more muscle in the lower back area but have a huge risk of you getting ahead of yourself by going too heavy. It is just too tempting with the rack pull. A better alternative, in my opinion, is to do good mornings, as people usually have more respect for the exercise and therefore are less likely to overestimate what they can do.

Overview and review of the Rogue RH-2M [Article, Video]

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Nov 11, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Overview and review of the rogue RH-2M

The Rogue RH-2M comes in at $625 and is a great addition to your existing rack to widen the possible exercises you can do. This article was originally published in "which accessory equipment to get for your rogue rack".

Topics: Rogue

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