The BenchCast: A Podcast For Powerlifters
By Coach Ben
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Description
A podcast for powerliters and strength enthusiasts alike! Coach Ben is a professional powerlifting coach and bench presser, with an 820 lb bench in competition. He shares his tips and tricks on how to get stronger, and remain injury free!
We have two show experiences. Our Bench Talk LIVE is an open Q&A and is often a longer show where we shoot the shit and have a good time. Thursdays topic episode gets down to business and shares actionable advice on how to get stronger. Typically this is a shorter show.
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My Powerlifting Meet is over, NOW WHAT?
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Step #1 for Successful Benching
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Structuring a Successful Warm Up Routine
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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This is KEY if You Want To Achieve Your Strength Goals
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Meet Big Benchas Coach Alin Mihai!
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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How Secondary Movements Blow Up Your Strength!
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Safely Supplementing For Powerlifting
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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How Sustain Results Long Term In Powerlifting
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Hit New PR's By Bringing More Focus To Your Training
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Training with 1400 lb Bench Presser Jimmy Kolb!
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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You're Holding Yourself Back Without Even Knowing It - Team Zoom Replay
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Which is a Better Bench Press Aid? (Titan Ram, Slingshot, F8 Widowmaker)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Assistant Coach To The Big Benchas Team Brad Comuzzi
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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The Mindset Hack That WILL Make You a Better Powerlifter
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Top 5 Powerlifting Total EVER: Chad Aichs
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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The Strongest Bencher of ALL TIME Jimmy Kolb
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Registering & Dominating Your First Powerlifting Meet With Big Benchas Athlete Eric Luminais
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May 31, 2023 |
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The #1 Tip To Take Your Lifting To The Next Level!
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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This Could Add 100 lbs To Your Shirted Benching!
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Simple Fix To Blow Up Your Bench Strength!
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Use Bench Boards Or Float Your Reps?
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Are You Having Bicep / Elbow Pain? Try This!
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Pause Your Bench, Even If You Don't Compete
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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The Bench is Actually a PULL
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Two Exercises That Will Blow Up Your Bench!
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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How To Fix Being Inconsistent!
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Most Overlooked Bench Technique
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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How To Build Momentum & Confidence!
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Get a Grip! (First Viral TikTok)
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Having a ONE Cue Focus
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Increase Your Recovery With This Strategy!
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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So You're Doing Your First Meet...
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Fired Up About The New Year!!
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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How To Auto-Regulate Your Volume!
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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My Thoughts On USAPL Suspension From IPF
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Having a Strong Leg Drive in ANY Foot Position!
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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How To Crush Big Weights & Look Good Doing It!
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Why You Should Be Overhead Pressing!
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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My Favorite Back Machine At The Gym!
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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6 Ways To Get Stronger! (Programming 101)
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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I Benched My Squat! (USAPL Meet Recap)
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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5 Ways To See Bench Progress!
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Building Your Bench On A Time Crunch
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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My First Full Power Meet in 2 Years!
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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TOP 3 Bench Press Variations - Big Ben's Big 3
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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My Favorite Meet in a Decade Of Competing
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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3 Things Every Great Bench Presser Needs To Be Feeling!
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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How To Get Stronger Every Week!
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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The Secret To Consistent Bench Progress!
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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3 TIPS For Better Back Tightness!
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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TOP 3 Tricep Movements - Big Ben's Big 3
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Mastering The Art of the TOUCH In A Bench Shirt!
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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What Makes A Good Training Program?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Raw Bench Training vs Shirted Bench Training
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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What Makes A Good Bencher?
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Meet Conditions Are Out Of Your Control, Come Prepared
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Pressing With A Deadlift Bar? What?
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Takeaways From Coaching Bench On The Road!
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Sizing an Inzer SDP Bench Shirt
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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A Prepared Lifter Is A Successful Lifter
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Keeping Chest Up Isn't Easy!
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Learn From My Mistakes! (Meet Recap)
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Don't Time Your Leg Drive!
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Add 30 lbs To Your Bench! (in 3 Weeks)
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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3 Drills To Fix Bent Wrists!
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Less Range Of Motion Is Not Always Better!
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Stock Sizing vs Custom Fit Bench Shirts
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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The Ultimate Bench Warm Up!
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May 31, 2021 |
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How You Should ACTUALLY "Bend The Bar"
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May 28, 2021 |
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7 Tips To Increase Your Leg Drive!
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May 26, 2021 |
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Recapping My Last Single Ply Bench Meet
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May 24, 2021 |
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LISTEN: Don't get Frustrated With Your Bench!
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May 22, 2021 |
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FREE Online Bench Bootcamp!
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May 20, 2021 |
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Finding A Powerlifting Gym & Crew
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May 07, 2021 |
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Will Push Ups Help Your Bench?
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May 05, 2021 |
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3 Back Exercises To Add To Your Training!
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May 03, 2021 |
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Is 3x8 The Same As 8x3? Manipulating Sets And Reps
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Best Drill To Improve Your Bench Set Up!
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Max Out Every Week!?
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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How To Create a CRAZY Arch!
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Beginners Guide To Leg Drive!
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Press Straight Up or Back?
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Why Lifting Heavy More Often Is Important
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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5 Common Mistakes To Avoid!
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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The Keys To Keeping Your Butt Down
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Coming Back From a Tricep Strain
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Baddest Benchers Meet Recap
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Re-Focus, Re-Motivate, Breaking The 2020 Slump
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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5 Reasons You Stopped Making Progress
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Fix Bent Wrists For Good!
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Why I'm Not a Fan of the Thompson Fat Pad
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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How To Overload Your Bench With A Slingshot!
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Transform Your Commercial Gym Bench With Less Than $30!
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Importance of Having Strong Wrists!
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Collapsing in the Bottom of The Bench
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Should You Keep Your Head Down When Benching?
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Increase Your Bench With These Shoes!
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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3 Steps For Dealing With Injuries!
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Biggest Reason Why Sessions Feel "Off"
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Does Shirted Benching Carry Over To Raw Benching?
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Adding "Blitz" Sessions To Your Training
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Simple Training Tip To Handle More Weight!
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE: 11/17/20
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 11/10
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Managing Intensity Ranges During Training
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 10/27
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Bench Drills For Stability & Control
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Tips For Touching In A Bench Shirt!
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 10/6/20
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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3 Exercises You Hate But Love!
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 9/29
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Programming a Speed Bench Cycle
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Pros and Cons of Shirted Benching
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 9/1/20: Where ya from??
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 8/24
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Coach Ben Recaps His Performance at the VT State Championships
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 8/18: More Bench Shirt Tips!
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Breaking In and Fitting Your Bench Shirt
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 8/11: Single Ply and Starting Bench Shirts
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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How Many Accessories Are Too Much?
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 7/28/20: Why I Don't Compete Raw
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Unracking The Bench
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 7/20: Donnie Thompson Bowtie
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Mastering The Bench Set Up!
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE: Bench Daddy Shirts for Beginners?
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Multi-Ply For Raw Lifters?
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 7/7: Got Cramps?
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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3 Bad Bench Habits to Break!
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE: adding 75lbs to your bench!
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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My Favorite Conditioning For Powerlifters
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE: New Bench Record!
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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When your bench gives you Lemons, make Lemonade
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE: Boom Goes The Shirt!!
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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How Lifters Join Our Team
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE: Out by the BBQ Pit!
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Easy Trick To Increase Your Bench Strength!
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 6/2 - Talkin' Bench!
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 5/26 - Drinkin' the Kool Aid
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May 28, 2020 |
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Refocusing and Setting Goals After Lockdown
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May 28, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 5/19 - Sip of coffee for the workin' man!
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May 21, 2020 |
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"Band" Bench Shirts
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May 21, 2020 |
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The WRIST WRAP Episode!
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May 14, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 5/12 - Keep Yo Head Down!
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May 13, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 5/5 - Build Strength Off the Chest!
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May 07, 2020 |
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The Ultimate Superset To Blast Triceps!
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May 07, 2020 |
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Can you be great at both Raw AND Equipped Benching?
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 4/28/20 - The Suspended Press
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Trouble Fitting Accessories In?
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 4/21 - Someone Made Fun of My Beard!
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE 4/14 - Sip of Preworkout for The Workin' Man!
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Does Shirted Benching Carry Over To Raw?
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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The Best Advice I Could Ever Give
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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4/7 Bench Talk LIVE - Still Stuck Inside!
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE - Finally The End Of March!
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Bar Path Issues
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Bench Talk LIVE - March 24th
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Do You Need To Gain Weight To Bench Big?
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Should I Compete Bench Only?
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Celebrating 4 Years of Big Benchas!
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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The Bad Session Blues!
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Jan 18, 2020 |
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Feeling Trapped In Your Bench
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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2020 Planning Guide For Lifters!
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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What I Learned From 2019!
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Upper Back Training For The Bench Press!
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Top 10 Training Excuses BUSTED
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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Top 5 Tips For Training Motivation, Accountability, & Sustainability
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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How The Overhead Press Can Improve Your Benching!
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Offseason Programming (Post-Meet Blues)
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Peaking For A Meet!
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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The Best Tricep Training!
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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Add Pounds To Your Bench Instantly With Your Hips!
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Board Training For The Bench Press
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Add 90 lbs To Your Bench In 5 Months!
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Dynamic Effort Benching (Speed Work)
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Texas Meet Recap And Top 2 Bench Issues Fixed!
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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NEW Raw Bench Record!
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Common Bench Issues Answered!
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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NEW Online Course Announcement!
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Anxious For Your First Meet w/ Guest Trey Villarreal
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Conditioning For Powerlifters
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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How To Be A Good "Handler" At A Meet
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Q&A Episode Ask Coach Ben
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Struggles as a New Coach and Powerlifter
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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Getting Stronger RAW
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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Moments of Emotion In Powerlifting Career
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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The Power Of Band Tension!
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Improve Your Bench With These Simple Changes!
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Tips For Success in Raw and Equipped Benching
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May 30, 2019 |
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Going To The Arnold!
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May 23, 2019 |
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Drills To Create Tension In The Squat Bench Deadlift
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May 17, 2019 |
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Westside vs The World
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May 09, 2019 |
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IG Live Q&A - Up Your Bench With These Tools!
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May 03, 2019 |
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VIP Group Habits Challenge
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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The Future Of Equipped Benching
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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2019 Arnold Classic Recap
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Getting Ready For The Arnold!
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Big Changes To The Podcast!
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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2018 Year In Review!
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Powerlifting To Improve Your Life With Coach Jim Hill
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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2019 Year Planning Episode
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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Inspiration From USA Para-Olympic Athlete Garrison Redd
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Correcting Common Bench Press Troubles
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Tony Carlino - 2017 Arnold Bench Bash Champion
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Mid Range Bench Press Sticking Point
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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Powerlifting Nutrition With Keith Odell
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Training & Competing Single Lift
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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Develop A Simple Approach To Progress
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Training Work Ethic And Time Management
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Bench Shirt VS Raw Lifting
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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Training Session Breakdown And Coach Ben's Top Exercises
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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22 Pro Benchers, 1 Bench, Last Man Standing Recap
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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Interview w/ Big Benchas Athlete Zach Jones
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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Outlets For Educating Yourself As A Lifter / Coach
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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Interview With Top Ranked Lightweight Powerlifter Sean Fagan
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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The Importance Of Training Partners
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Social Media And Lifting
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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2018 Arnold Classic Bench Champion Rich Putnam
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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An Intro To Strongman With Nicky "Mammoth"
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Q&A With Coach Ben
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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Training, Life, And The Pursuit Of World Records
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Learning From Failure
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Secrets To Recovering Like A Professional Lifter
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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What Makes A Good Training Program?
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Properly Warming Up To Increase Your Bench Press
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Staying Motivated In Powerlifting
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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Geared Powerlifting Talk With Arnold Classic Athlete Louis Ban
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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Beginners Guide To Benching
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Powerlifting Later In Life w/ King Leo
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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Former Softball Player Turned Powerlifter - The "Power Admin" Kendall Young
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May 31, 2018 |
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TORK Bar, Books To Read, Progressing In Powerlifting
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May 24, 2018 |
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Crossfitter To Multiply Powerlifter - Mel Granados
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May 17, 2018 |
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Jumping Into Your First Powerlifting Meet!
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May 10, 2018 |
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Guest Richard Sibya - Transitioning From Raw To Geared Powerlifting
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May 03, 2018 |
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Coach Ben Recaps The Arnold Classic Experience!
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Apr 26, 2018 |
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Don't Make These Mistakes!
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Apr 13, 2018 |