Our final episode in the fitness dogma series tackles powerlifting specific dogma! Chalk up, and let's go 9/9 on these.
"Lower your hips" on deadlift critiques
You should care about bodyweight-based strength goals
Powerlifters do not need any kind of cardiovascular training.
Lifting weights faster = cardio
Certain exercises ccannotbe performed for higher reps. Front squats and deadlifts especially
The idea that focusing on assistance stuff is (with exceptions of rare cases) should be 75% of the work out and the actual competitive movements only 15-25%
People that immediately recommend 5/3/1 or 5x5 without any knowledge of a person's training history.
Your total on the big 3 is the only measure of fitness that really matters.
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