Coach Sam Brown Checking In!

[Sam Brown]

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Hey everyone!

My name is Sam Brown and I am a strength coach here in Rhode Island. I have been on a few coaching logs with Murph over the last few weeks and had to get involved in this awesome TPS Method.

I am looking to do my first powerlifting meet in the next 4-6 months so I hope to stay in touch with you all over the process.

I am making videos to showcase a little bit of my training during this process.

Here is the first one! Hope you enjoy!

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[Murph]

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Sam,

I am happy to have you aboard.

Let’s look at your training.
1. Squat:
As you begin the descent, you go right into a slight spinal extension.
This indicates one of two things.
Losing your abdominal brace or poor initiation.
I am going with a little A and a little B.
Brace the abs down and then open your knees-push hips back.
Try not to arch it down.

2. Good mornings look pretty good.
Next time try moving by forcing the knees out & hinging hips back as opposed to bending back.

3. Bench look pretty good. I’d suggest trying to get the hips more involved.

Bench Press Fix: How to Teach Leg Drive in 5 Seconds or Less

Leg Drive on the Bench Press

4. Keystone DL
Try to keep your neck neutral-don’t crane it back.
And at lockout, simply stand straight up, try not to drive the hip too far forward.
JL wrote about his in the t nation article.

Overall you have a good solid base to begin with.

Let’s get to work!

[Author]

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