Powerlifting

We love powerlifting!

We are a personal training and Online coaching service that advocates and promotes powerlifting as a means of physical and emotional self-improvement. We use a four-pronged, evidence based approach that addresses training, nutrition, mobility and affective regulation.

No cookie cutters here. Each program is developed after a detailed analysis of the athlete’s history, technique evaluation, and equipment availability. Further, your program will be continually altered as we discover new sticking points and technique breakdown.

Training:

The name of the game in powerlifting is to improve the total amount lifted in the big 3 lifts (squats, bench, and deadlift). Nothing is more satisfying then getting a new personal record, knowing you are stronger than the you from before. We work to create and maintain sound, year-round programs for both beginning strength athletes and experienced powerlifters; with continual progress while remaining injury-free is our top priority.  We look to provide the correct amount of training stimulus to each individual athlete. Our powerlifting programming is determined by an athlete's present and future goals, and periodized over the short, medium, and long term.

Meet Preparation:

Preparation for a powerlifting meet involves a number of confusing factors. It is a difficult task sifting through the multitude of conflicting opinions on how to be optimally prepared for competition platform.  Some of the questions you will face are: Should one diet into competition, or cut water?  What about food timing, training progression and taper, fluid intake, warm-up regimen, mentality the day of the competition, and many more variables?  Let Total Balance Fitness lead you through the old school philosophies and into a science-based comprehension of what will actually work for you.  With a program fully tailored to your needs and current condition, we will help you avoid training plateaus, injuries, setbacks, and anything else stopping you from continually progressing both on and off the platform.

Mobility:

Is lack of range of motion affecting performance, or causing repeated injuries? We can help.

Lifting Dynamics

Breaking down complex movements and giving meaningful cues to work toward better technique. Become more efficient with the squat, bench press, and deadlift.

Plateaus:

Training changes to break plateaus and keep you progressing, using science and application-based principles.

Programming:

We can suggest all-new approaches as well. Sometimes, simply another way of looking at a problem, a different way of dividing frequency or volume is all you need.

Off Season Plans:

We can help structure an offseason, including periodized blocks over the weeks and months of your offseason, based on your goals and timeline.