News Articles of David Douglas

Training Session Log – Chest: Bodyweight: 261.4lbs Flat bench: warmup500 x (1-3)455 x (1-3)405 x (1-3)405 x (1-3)405 x (1-3)314 x (1-3) Decline Bench 405 ...

I hit the gym today on a mission to destroy arms. You never want to leave out certain muscles when you train. Although some people think that they are not as important you have to realize that your body recruits muscles that you didn’t think would be helping you pull or push s...

A new page is about to start in my book of powerlifting. Since I began powerlifting, I was stuck on the naive thought that the bigger I get, the stronger I’ll get, when in all reality it doesn't really matter how big you are to lift a lot of weight. You have 198, 220, 242lb guys pro...

My quest for the 2011 Mr. Olympia Professional Powerlifting Championships is complete. I got a different outcome of what I had hoped, but far from having a bad day. With the combination of an intense training cycle and adding HMB to my regimen, I upped my previous bench record of 738.5lbs in Jul...

I just completed my first heavy bench workout this past Friday in preparation for 2011 Mr. Olympia Invitational. I am 6 weeks out and I went with 675, 765, and 855lbs off 4 boards(see link below for footage of this). I am also working into a new bench shirt the Super Katana A/S and it seems to d...

Preparation for the Nationals was a very intense and educational journey that led me to having the strongest felt weekend of my powerlifting career. From the HMB supplementation that helped me gain lean muscle mass and that extra boost on the bench to the rigorous training schedule we had, it al...