400LB BENCH PRESS - History Repeats Itself ----- The day was in mid-May of the year 1987 and my senior year in high school was coming to a clos...

A Moment Frozen In Time by Joel Sward ----- Recently, I was looking through a box I found in the attic labeled "Joel's Trophies". The box conta...

Keep Moving Forward We are all experiencing an unprecedented time. When dealing with an ordeal of this magnitude it is very normal to feel a wid...

by Joel Sward It was a hot and humid July day in 1987. I had just graduated from high school and soon would head off to the University of North Da...

My life-time best squat is 800lbs (363kgs). So, it may seem strange to get excited about a 495lb (225kg) squat. But, the last time I did a squat wi...

Front Squat - Worked up to 320lbs (145kgs) for 4 reps...

540lb (245kg) deadlift at age 51. Age is just a number. ...

Here I am having some fun with my new Rogue Deadlift Platform. It is really nice for doing work with bands....