Coach Jeff recaps his journey in powerlifting and coaching and the lessons learned along the way.

USPA ULTRA Nats recap for Coach Monica and her lifters Ben and Jesus.

Dr. Dave Recaps his PLU Nationals 2026 Experience with Team OPS

Coach Jeff Recaps his PLU Nationals 2026 Experience

Coach Monica Recaps her PLU Nationals 2026 Experience

Coach Monica reflects on her retirement from Hair and her transition into Coaching full time.

We have all witnessed the "Gym Strong" Paradox. It is the athlete who can pull five hundred pounds off a deadlift platform with immaculate proficiency, yet manages to throw their back out while loading a dirt bike into a truck or reaching for a heavy box in the garage. This disconnect between a high barbell total and actual physical durability reveals a flaw in many modern training programs: we are often building massive engines on a chassis that cannot handle the torsion of

How do we continue to train when our body disagrees with our training plan for the day?

Wailua Falls was high on the priority list of things to do. My kids and I had just arrived on our first vacation of this magnitude, and we weren't wasting any time. The air was tropical and humid and lovely in the low 80s. When we got to the trailhead, I did a 360 degree turn in slow motion to take it all in. Beautiful lush green everywhere. Blossoms of bright red flowers exploded on vines that grew throughout the trees. You could hear the waterfall making contact with the ea

The best athletes leave clues in their success. These clues aren't always what they did but HOW they did it day after day, week after week, year after year. Through great times and tragic times, over and over, until they found themselves a great athlete.

This past weekend team OPS hit the platform in Bellingham at the Kilo Classic. Before I get into the events of the day, I want to share what impacted me the most this weekend as a leader of this amazing crew of people.

I LOVE MEET WEEKEND! Recap from 3/28/206 competition weekend of Dr. Dave's Lifters

When you commit to a serious goal — adding 50 pounds to your squat, competing at nationals, dropping a weight class — you're making a bet on yourself. You're saying this outcome matters enough to pursue it, even when things get uncomfortable. What most people underestimate is just how much discomfort that will involve.

I spent most of my adult life standing in front of a mirror. Not because I was vain. Because it was my job. Twenty five years of other people's reflections, other people's stories, other people's pain absorbed quietly while I stood behind the chair and held it all together. I was good at it. I was good at most things I decided to do — cooking, art, music, hair. I collected skills the way some people collect scars, and I wore them like armor.

A good training crew has to learn to be honest with one another and be focused on actual improvement, not sparing one another's feelings and playing to everyone's ego.

This was supposed to be a straightforward meet recap. I planned to write the numbers, break down the attempts, note what we learned, and move on. That's usually how these go. But something happened this weekend that I keep coming back to, and it wasn't on the platform. I walked into that meet and stepped into her world.

The Best leaders aren't the loudest ones in the room. They're the ones who make everyone around them better, and then get out of the way. That's Servant Leadership

By understanding what our athletes enjoy in training we can create training programs that are engaging and enjoyable, while still allowing for the necessary hard work to be accomplished.

Coaches must be aware of all of the stressors affecting their athletes. Not just the ones happening in the gym.

An easy way to setup 3 week waves of training that adapts to you as the lifter.